Winemaker
Vangelis Gerovassiliou
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Epanomi, Greece
i. Biography
Vangelis Gerovassiliou has been winemaker at Domaine Gerovassiliou in Epanomi, Greece, since 1981. That span gives the role its weight: a long tenure, a fixed site, and a practice shaped by repetition rather than display. Trained in oenology at the University of Bordeaux, he moved from study to cellar work through a sequence that reads plainly enough on paper and demands patience in the glass. The throughline is accumulation—training, then field experience, then continuity at the estate that carries his name.
Coming Up
Training in oenology at the University of Bordeaux gave Vangelis Gerovassiliou the technical base for a career in wine. It is the sort of education that does not replace judgment so much as organize it, giving structure to the choices that follow in the cellar and vineyard. He then worked as oenologist at Domaine Porto Carras in Greece until 1981, where practical experience joined the classroom discipline. In 1981, he became winemaker of Domaine Gerovassiliou, beginning a role he holds today. The path from Bordeaux to Greece, and from one estate to another, is less a break than a layering of method, observation, and consistency.
Where They Are Now
Since 1981, Gerovassiliou has served as winemaker at Domaine Gerovassiliou in Epanomi, Greece. The length of that appointment points to a working life built on familiarity with place and season, and on the slow accumulation of judgment that comes from staying put. His own language stays modest: "We are grateful that we benefit even nowdays from it." The line is spare, but it tells you enough about the posture of the work—less about self-presentation than about the ongoing exchange between maker, vineyard, and conditions.
Signature
Vangelis's signature wines include Malagousia, Ktima Gerovassiliou Malagousia 2015, and Sauvignon Blanc Fume 2013 Gerovassiliou. Taken together, they identify the bottlings most closely tied to his name at Domaine Gerovassiliou. The list does not need embellishment: Malagousia, Ktima Gerovassiliou Malagousia 2015, and Sauvignon Blanc Fume 2013 Gerovassiliou stand as markers of a sustained practice, each one carrying the same disciplined register that has defined his work since 1981.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Vangelis
Where did Vangelis Gerovassiliou train or study?
Vangelis Gerovassiliou trained at University of Bordeaux.
What recognition has Vangelis Gerovassiliou received?
Best Greek White Wine of the Show (2016).
