Konstantinos Kalpaxidis

Coming Up

The work of a Metaxa Master draws on multiple disciplines at once, and Konstantinos Kalpaxidis came into it with study and practice in hand. Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, he trained at Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique de Montpellier, the University of Thessaloniki, and the University of Montpellier, building the technical base that later supported his work with METAXA. In a category that asks for precision, patience, and a feel for process, that mix of winemaking, distillation, and cellar knowledge matters.

Where They Are Now

Since 2024, the house role at The House of Metaxa in Athens has placed Konstantinos Kalpaxidis inside a tradition defined by a narrow set of responsibilities. The title carries a specific claim: “The Metaxa Master is the only person in the world who knows how to craft the one-of-a-kind Greek amber spirit.” In practice, that means the work is not simply supervisory; it gathers together the decisions that shape the spirit from start to finish. The craft itself sits at the intersection of winemaking, distillation, and cellar work. Konstantinos Kalpaxidis works within a process that depends on technical discipline, but also on judgment at each stage, where the final result is built through restraint rather than force. In that sense, the role asks for fluency across several crafts at once, with each one informing the next.

Signature

Private Reserve METAXA Orama sits within Konstantinos Kalpaxidis’s signature wines. The name reads in line with the broader method around it: measured, layered, and attentive to detail.

In Their Words “The Metaxa Master is the only person in the world who knows how to craft the one-of-a-kind Greek amber spirit.” “To be a Metaxa Master is a combination of art and craft, of science and talent.”

Honors

Appointment as Metaxa Master is the key marker in the record. For Konstantinos Kalpaxidis, it represents the point where formal study and accumulated practice became a named responsibility within The House of Metaxa.