Winemaker
Christos Zafeirakis
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Tirnavos, Greece
i. Biography
Christos Zafeirakis is the winemaker and founder of Domaine Zafeirakis in Tyrnavos, Thessaly, Greece, where the work is tied to Limniona, Malagousia and Chardonnay.
The Path
Study underpins the work here. Christos Zafeirakis moved through the University of Athens, the University of Turin, and the Agricultural University of Milan, a sequence that points to methodical training rather than breadth for its own sake. At the estate, that continuity is the structure of the job, not a side note.
The Work Today
At Domaine Zafeirakis in Tyrnavos, Christos Zafeirakis remains the winemaker, founder, and head winemaker. The repetition of those titles is the point: the estate is not simply where he works, but where responsibility for direction sits. In Thessaly, Greece, Tyrnavos gives the wines their frame and keeps the project anchored to a specific site. Limniona, Malagousia and Chardonnay are the grapes most closely associated with his name. That set defines the current range of the work. Limniona places a Greek red variety at the center, Malagousia brings a Greek white into view, and Chardonnay extends the picture with an international white grape. Taken together, they describe a practice that is focused, legible, and tied to the named varieties rather than to volume or sprawl. The result is concentration. The record returns to Domaine Zafeirakis, to Tyrnavos, and to the same sustained role from 2012 onward, with the estate’s identity built through repetition rather than reinvention.
Signature
Christos's signature wines include Limniona 2020, Limniona Rose 2023, Microcosmos Malagousia 2022, and Limniona 2019. The grouping shows a consistent working vocabulary, with Limniona recurring across several bottlings and vintages, and Microcosmos Malagousia 2022 marking a separate but equally defined line of work.
Acclaim
The defining recognition here is the role itself: winemaker and founder of Domaine Zafeirakis. It is the title through which Christos Zafeirakis’s career is read, and it reflects both control of the estate and authorship of its wines. That recognition is carried less by display than by consistency. Limniona, Malagousia and Chardonnay are the practical markers behind it, showing where the work has been directed and how steadily that direction has held.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Christos
What is Christos Zafeirakis's current role?
As of 2026, Christos Zafeirakis is Winemaker and Founder.
Where did Christos Zafeirakis train or study?
Christos Zafeirakis trained at University of Athens and University of Turin.
What is Christos Zafeirakis known for?
Limniona.
