Santorini Wine Tasting Tour

Although Santorini is a small island, on the wine map is a place of high importance. The oldest continuously cultivated vineyards of the world, the vineyards of Santorini, were the birthplace of one of the most remarkable white grape varieties of the world, Assyrtiko.

The peculiar micro climate of the island in combination with the distinctive volcanic terrain, a terrain extremely poor in organic matter but at the same time extremely rich in inorganic elements, gave to the island’s wines unique characteristics such as minerality, very high acidity and many alcohol degrees. Its’ amazing wines made Santorini the target of numerous conquerors, like the Venetians and the Francs.

Follow your local guide in a tour in some of the islands most celebrate wineries. Walk inside an ancient vineyard and learn about the ancient vine cultivation techniques brought on the island by the Phoenicians millenniums ago, the famous “kouloura”.

You will also discuss about the traditional and the modern wine making techniques while tasting famous white wines like Santorini PDO (Protected Destination of Origin), the young and very refreshing crispy white wine, Nychteri, the traditional aged dry wine of Santorini that was made during night with the distinctive barrel flavour and of course the well-known Vinsanto, the dessert sweet wine that will fill your palate with the flavour of caramel and raisins. The tour begins and ends at your hotel in Santorini.