Winemaker

Pavlos Argyropoulos

Founder, Winemaker Oenologist, Ktima Pieria Eratini

Discipline: Winemaker
Venue: Ktima Pieria Eratini · Winery

Portrait of Pavlos Argyropoulos

i. Biography

Pavlos Argyropoulos is the winemaker and co-founder of Ktima Pieria Eratini in Kolindros, Pieria, Greece. The work there is framed by a stated line of inquiry: “From the very first moment, we decided to go wherever our wine curiosity leads us.” In practice, that means an estate built around attention to place and grapevine behavior, with Argyropoulos’s role defined by observation, adjustment, and following what the season and the fruit will allow.

The Sunday letter

Read Made By's new profiles every Sunday.

Meet the chefs, winemakers and sommeliers behind the places we cover. See a sample below before you subscribe.

See a sample of the Sunday email

One email a week. Unsubscribe from any issue.

Coming Up

Pavlos Argyropoulos has been winemaker and co-founder of Ktima Pieria Eratini since 2006. That date marks the start of a working partnership that set the terms for the estate’s development. Since then, the job has been one of repetition with accumulation: tasting, deciding, revising, and returning to vineyard and cellar with a more precise set of questions each time. Curiosity was there from the outset, but it had to be made operational.

Where They Are Now

Argyropoulos serves as winemaker and co-founder at the estate, which was introduced in 2007. The winery’s identity is carried in the naming of the wines themselves, where expression is part of the structure rather than an added layer. The project moves through names that are meant to be remembered in the glass and in language, with narrative working alongside the wine rather than after it.

Career - Winemaker and co-founder — Ktima Pieria Eratini (2006–present)

Signature

Pavlos’s signature wines include Naked King, Naked Queen, White Wishes, Red Wishes, and 9 Daughters. Read together, the names form a consistent approach to presentation: each one sets a tone before the bottle is opened, and each one belongs to the same world of deliberate framing. The range points to an estate that treats naming as part of the wine’s expression, not separate from it.

In Their Words “We create names that narrate a story and describe our vision.” At Ktima Pieria Eratini, naming is part of the craft. The statement makes clear that the label is not just identification; it is a tool for shaping how the wine is understood and remembered. “That's when we decided to create our own winery.” The line marks the point where curiosity became a working commitment. It reflects the move from idea to structure, and from interest in wine to building a place where that interest could be carried through.

FAQ What is Pavlos Argyropoulos's current role? Pavlos Argyropoulos is the winemaker and co-founder of Ktima Pieria Eratini.