Panos Kakaviatos
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | My name is Panos Kakaviatos, and I love wine. I have judged wines in blind tastings for Decanter Magazine, and write for many magazines, including Decanter, The World of Fine Wine, Harpers Wine & Spirit and more. I have worked as a sommelier on Nantucket Island and organise wine tasting events for luxury hotels and restaurants. Born, raised and educated in Washington D.C., I am a trained journalist, having worked for the Associated Press and Agence France Presse among other media. After earning degrees in Communication (B.A.) and International Political Economy (M.A.), I moved in 1996 to Strasbourg, France, in the heart of Alsatian wine country, where I began an enduring press relations career for an international organization called The Council of Europe. During that time, I joined a wine tasting club… which opened this brave new wine world. |
| Interests | wine, food, discussion, travel, languages, fitnes |
| Favorite movies | I love the cinema! Too many to list but off the top of my head as I write this: The Lives of Others, The King's Speech, Das Boot, Barry Lyndon, La Revolution Francaise (French version), The Godfather I and II, Signs and Wonders, Le Placard, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Love in the Afternoon, Sonnenallee |
| Favorite music | Most rock from 1964-1980, including punk and new wave, jazz, classical |
| Favorite books | Theodore Rex, Titan, 1984, Citizens, The Grapes of Wrath, The Firm (superb page turner but hardly intellectual)... more to list later. |