Epiphanios of Mylopotamos

Epiphanios of Mylopotamos (; born 1956, Nikisiani, Kavala; died 11 December 2020, Mylopotamos, Mount Athos ), also known as Epifanios Mylopotaminos, was a Greek Orthodox monk and chef. He is best known for publicizing the gastronomy and viticulture of Mount Athos to the wider world.

Life He was born and raised in Nikisiani, Kavala, northern Greece in 1956. He became a monk at Mount Athos in 1973. In the 1980s, he also lived briefly at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. He went to Mylopotamos in 1990 and bought the area for 2 million drachma, or about 6,000 euros, from the Monastery of Great Lavra. He spent most of his time at Mylopotamos, where he helped restore the monastic buildings. There, he built and maintained a vineyard and winery and was responsible for making Mylopotamos wine well known across the world.