Montofoli Estate and their liquid gold elixirs
By Olga Antoniadou
Spending time with Alkmini Karakosta is always such a pleasure. I met her a few years ago when I’d first started my WSET studies, and the specialist wine shops the Karakostas family owns, Cellier, were running tastings. We made instant rapport. Probably because she’s half Greek and half Swedish, or maybe because she’s so warm and cheerful. She’s married to Nikos Chairetakis, an anaesthesiologist specialising in pain management. Since 2020, after her father passed, together they’ve been managing the Montofoli Estate in Palea Chora of Karystos, Evia. She describes it as a magical place of utmost serenity overlooking the Aegean Sea. “There is so much peace and quiet you can understand why so many different ethnicities inhabited it”. This beauty and tranquillity led them to restore the old buildings of the estate and invite all who need some time to heal their souls to stay. “Our motto is: Restore your Spirit”.
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