Explore the history and past of Santorini at the lost city of Akrotiri, the most impressive prehistoric site all over the Aegean. Unfold the nearly-lost history of the ash-covered Bronze-Age city, dating back from the antiquity. Then, spend you afternoon sipping crisp Santorini volcanic wine during visits to 3 traditional wineries all acclaimed by international… Continue reading Trails of History and Wine Ancient Akrotiri and Santorini Wineries Tour
Wine and Food Lovers Santorini Cooking class and Wine-Tasting Tour
Discover the crisp volcanic wine of Santorini and learn how to cook melt-in-the-mouth Santorini dishes on a 6-hour cooking class and wine-tasting tour of the island’s countryside. During your Santorini food tour visit 2 traditional Santorini wineries to taste their vintages and then help a local chef prepare a course of three Santorini’s signature dishes… Continue reading Wine and Food Lovers Santorini Cooking class and Wine-Tasting Tour
Santorini Wine Adventure: Daytime Tour
Taste the award-winning volcanic wines of Santorini as you move between the most legendary wineries of the island on a small-group santorini wine tour of three traditional wineries. Learn about the ancient vineyard of Santorini, the history of the island through the centuries and how the volcanic soils influence its wine-making. Visit 3 traditional wineries… Continue reading Santorini Wine Adventure: Daytime Tour
Vinsanto
Ambrosia of the gods Santorini’s sweet white wine or “ambrosia of the gods”? Although the first answer is a certainty (Vino di Santorini), the second is equally appropriate since Santorini’s grand Vinsanto (PDO Santorini) is indeed fit for the gods! Although Vinsanto has been renowned since the 12th century, it did not acquire true fame… Continue reading Vinsanto
Aidani
Aidani is another variety of the Aegean Sea but, in some ways, it can be considered as an alternative expression of the great wines of Santorini or the perfect blending partner of Assyrtiko. It is a white grape, used to produce dry whites or, in less usual occasions, dessert wines that receive substantial aging in oak.… Continue reading Aidani
Mandilaria
Amorgiano; Pariano; Vaftra; Koundoura Black; Mandilari: These are but a few of the names of the late-harvested red grape Mandilaria variety and serve as testimonials to the extent to which the variety has spread throughout Greece and the Greek isles in particular. As early as the time of Pausanias, Mandilaria has participated in the production of the renowned Ariousios… Continue reading Mandilaria
Mavrotragano
Until recently, this red grape variety with its black (“mavro) and crisp (“tragano”) berries—hence, the name Mavrotragano—was merely blended in the Santorini sweet wines and had become all but extinct. Today, it is one of the highly-touted varieties employed in producing reds. With its future appearing more auspicious than ever, Mavrotragano combines the exotic with the singular in… Continue reading Mavrotragano
Athiri
Athiri is an ancient white grape variety of the Aegean Sea, used for centuries to make excellent dry white wines. Ever since its qualities were recognized by vine growers across Greece, it has been an essential and extremely elegant expression of the style of white wines produced on the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands. Athiri is a vine… Continue reading Athiri
Santorini Wine Adventure: Daytime Tour
History of santorini’s vineyards
The vineyard of Santorini is ancient, with ancient varieties. The findings found in the excavations of the prehistoric city of Akrotiri, as confirmed by a professor at the University of Athens and head of the excavations at Akrotiri, Mr. Doumas, are direct testimonies for the cultivation of Thira (Santorini), at least before the 17th century… Continue reading History of santorini’s vineyards