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Head Sommelier @lycabettus_santorini 🍷
Certified Sommelier by the @court_of_master_sommeliers
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CMS anniversary! 🍾🥂🎉✨️

Two years ago I was certified by the @court_of_master_somms . What a journey it has been..After finding myself surrounded by maps and notes, I started travelling to wine regions only to find out that wine is an international language, connecting the wine lovers..

I keep all these memories close to my heart as it has been a life changing trip. The way knowledge gives you confidence and feeds the fire of further curiosity, humility and using it for the best interest of the community has always been at the core of my philosopy!!

Thank you for the difference you make in the wine world @ronansayburn @nigelwilkinsonms and of course Mr Brian Julyan MS. My school @wspceducation and @konstantinos_lazarakis_mw which have been an inspiration from day one. @jo.somm_ for sharing and extending my passion..

P.S. The best moments of my life are held in blurred photos. Maybe that is how excitement looks when it makes your hands trembling! Posted them anyway with gratitude and nostalgia..

Well...let's make this pin green 😉.

#courtofmastersommeliers by @ama_wine

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2 years ago

I could feel that wine was selected with care .. and that maximized the enjoyment!

Thank you @ni.tzav and wine team of @selene_restaurant ! Keep spreading grace and seemless experiences 🍾🥂🍷 taken in Selene Restaurant by @ama_wine

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A night at @selene_restaurant that had it all!

Great food thanks to the Chef @thomasmposmos and his team who cares deeply for every detail , an unbeatable ambience caused mainly by precise, elegant and attentive service by the whole service team with @aimilios_prosalentis rocking those presentations!!

And the wine choices earned their own reference that will follow.. 🙏🙏 taken in Selene Restaurant by @ama_wine

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a month ago

@charlesheidsieckchampagne
@wine_solutions_santorini taken in Andronis Arcadia by @ama_wine

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3 months ago

That's where curiosity can lead you.

February feeling in Stockholm by @ama_wine

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6 months ago

When you prepare for a fine dining experience, you make space in your soul for softness, pampering, taking the back seat and let the Chef and the team narrate a story for you. It is where nurturing blends with culture.

In Makris restaurant everything is seemless, detailed and up-to-date. Every bite was full of taste and so well presented that you almost did not want to ruin it. From childhood memories to sustainability concerns that led to a whole farm, the core philosophy of the restaurant forms the back bone that is dressed with elegance, luxury and uncompromised flavour!

Chef Petros Dimas and team thank you for a memorable evening! taken in Makris Restaurants by @ama_wine

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a year ago

A great day in Thirasia..
Hiking, relaxing, sharing great wines and great laughs.. Learning, tasting, growing with like-minded people away from the crowds..
This is my idea of well spent time..

@mikra_thira you have my heart.. Thank you for the memories..

Partners in crime : @aleks_the_walking_sommelier
@jan__sme
Gentlemen it has been a pleasure and an honour to share wine moments with you!

Let's keep enjoying the fine things in life! 🥂 taken in Thirasía, Kikladhes, Greece by @ama_wine

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a year ago

Walking into a cellar is an experience that holds mystery, anticipation, a mental trip to place and time..In this cool and humid environment the fire, passion and dreams of many generations are kept alive and vibrant..There is something special in that descent in your own taste when you ask yourself "Well what are we drinking tonight"? Imagination is sparked, taste of friends is aligned and people are united in the shake of euphoria..Here is a special one!

#cellars #santorini #winelovers🍷 taken in Rizes Santorini by @ama_wine

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a year ago

This April I joined the Doubek restaurant team for a short period as I was super intrigued by their concept and mouth-to-mouth rising reputation.

At the core of the restaurant is the fire-oven and it is matching perfectly the firey personality of the Chef @stefandbk and the intense soul of the front of the house, Nora Pein. The restaurant is awarded with 2 Michelin stars very soon after it opened.

There are no words for the precision, high culinary level, attention to every detail in every corner. I cannot recall another restaurant with more magnetic power over the guest and at the same time with such a personal touch. Black and white aesthetics, theatrical setting on the floor, a music list that was adapted to the different stages of the dinner.

I was sad when goodbye time came..but I only see it as an "until next time". I found myself with an even stronger burning passion for hospitality, inspired by these hard working people, so honest to their values and the legacy they are creating.

When you are in Vienna, do yourself a favour and get lost in their world for a night.

@restaurant_doubek
Keep the fire on...✨️🍾👏 taken in Restaurant Doubek by @ama_wine

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a year ago

Winter Season 2025 :The People

We had laughs, we got each other's back, learned from each other, shared moments of pressure and now our shared experience will stay with us, no matter in which corner of the planet we are.. Beautiful people of this season be well and thrive..until we meet again!! taken in Rote Wand Gourmet Hotel by @ama_wine

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a year ago

#vienna part 1. Authentic, goth, breathtaking.. taken in Vienna - Austria by @ama_wine

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a year ago

It has been some time since I visited @lemonument_restaurant and the experience is still pumping in front of my eyes..

First highlight is that after arriving at the overwhelming @lemonumentalpalace, you are shown to your table by passing literally through the kitchen!! I was surprised to be welcome by the whole kitchen team and the Chef himself, the super warm and talented @julienmontbabut who offered a spherification of white port and tonic, explaining that this was his first drink when he came to Portugal. This first very personal greeting was one my favourite moments of hospitality ever..

Of course, the dinner went on with high culinary and service level, locality of the ingredients and the personality of the Chef being very present from the taste to impressive tableware in a very obvious marriage between French and Portuguese culture!You could see the burning passion of hospitality in the way he was everywhere expecting an honest feedback and really caring about the guests..This was so carved in my memory and still is one of my favourite dining experiences.

There will be a part 2 for reflecting on the beverages and desserts as they were also really impressive.

Congratulations Chef @julienmontbabut and your team on retaining your Michelin star for another year! I hope next time I visit that you will hold 2 of those ⭐️. taken in Le Monument by @ama_wine

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