i. Biography
Yiannis Paraskevopoulos works at Gaia Wines in Koutsi, Greece, where the estate is read through two Greek wine landscapes that have shaped its identity: Nemea and Santorini. The work is defined by continuity, site, and control of detail, with the vineyard and bottle kept in the same frame.
Coming Up
Training at University of Bordeaux II gave Paraskevopoulos a technical base that points to the way he has worked ever since: with precision, discipline, and attention to the material facts of wine. Since 1994, he has been winemaker and owner of GAI'A Wines, a long run that has given the estate a clear line of practice rather than a series of resets. The role has stayed with GAI'A Wines since 1994, and that length of tenure matters in wine. It means the same hand has been responsible for translating season to season, vintage to vintage, into bottles that keep the estate tied to its ground.
Where They Are Now
The winemaking work at Gaia Wines remains anchored in Koutsi, Greece, while the estate’s identity continues to be drawn from Nemea and Santorini. In that sense, the geography is not backdrop; it is the structure the wines have to answer to. Recent named wines include Assyrtiko Wild Ferment, 2025; Ammonite, 2022; and Gaia Estate, 2021. Taken together, they show a practice built around site, variety, and the differences that vintage brings to each bottling.
Signature
The signature wines attached to Yiannis Paraskevopoulos are Thalassitis Submerged 2021, Assyrtiko Wild Ferment, Ammonite, and Gaia Estate. Read as a group, they point to a house style grounded in Greek grapes and in the estate’s own geography.
In Their Words “Our basic option was to install our wineries in the two most important wine growing regions of Greece, Santorini and Nemea, and to produce competitive wines of high-quality standards.”
Honors
The dated markers attached to the work are the founding of the winery in 1994 and the named wines Assyrtiko Wild Ferment, 2025; Ammonite, 2022; and Gaia Estate, 2021. For a winemaker, that is a record of continuity rather than spectacle: a Greek winery cofounded in 1994, a current professorship in Athens, and a body of wine identified with Nemea and Santorini.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Yiannis
Where did Yiannis Paraskevopoulos train or study?
Yiannis Paraskevopoulos trained at University of Bordeaux II.
What is Yiannis Paraskevopoulos known for?
Producing wines in Nemea and on Santorini.
