Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Konstantinos (Kostis) Kalpaxidis is a graduate in Agricultural Science. He also holds a Masters Degree in Viticulture, Enology and Wine Economics from SupAgro in France and Hochschule Geisenheim University in Germany, as well as an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School, Athens. Kostis joined the House of Metaxa in 2016 after having acquired valuable experience in winemaking across Europe. Within his role as the next Metaxa Master, Kostis is leading the efforts of the House of Metaxa to support the sustainable transformation of the Samos vineyard. In 2022 he signed his first original creation METAXA 5 Stars Greek Orange.