I’ve had a few Greek wines here and there but didn’t know too much about various wine regions in Greece. While planning for a Greek island trip, I learned that Santorini actually has a long history of wine making and that winery tours and tastings are pretty popular among tourists. Whether you are looking to taste unique grape varietals or want to sip wine with a view, you can find a lot of options!
Best wines and for intimate experience: Gavalas wines
While researching wineries in Santorini, Gavalas came up on multiple places as making the best wines and I totally agree. Tasted through their line up of Asyritko, Aidani, Mavrotragano, and Vinsanto and they were all great! The host was also super friendly and walked us through the long history of wine making in Santorini, which is now 300+ years old.
Best winery for the view: Venetsanos winery
There are two wineries known for the views in Santorini, Santo wines and Venetsanos. I feel like you can’t really go wrong with either, especially if you are looking for a place to enjoy wines with a view. From the photos both places look amazing! I’ve read that Venetsanos is a bit less touristy and has better wines so decided to stop by for a glass. Overall, it was a great experience, loved the view and tried 3 different whites by the glass.
Best place to taste a wide variety of Santorini wines: Canava, Vedema luxury collection hotel
We stayed at the. Vedema hotel (part of the Marriott hotels) and found out that it is actually built on a old winery and they offer wine tasting experience in the historical wine cave. This is a great one because 1) Historical wine cave setting is amazing and 2) you get to taste wines from wineries all over Santorini. We tasted 5 wines from traditional method sparkling, 2 different whites, red, and dessert (vinsanto), all from different wineries.
Best place to taste wines from other parts of Greece: Boutari
Boutari came up as another wine tasting room near our hotel, Vedema, so decided to walk over and try their wines. When I got there, I was pleasantly surprised to find their wines from other parts of Greece, in addition to Santorini wines.
I wasn’t able to personally visit more wineries but have heard great things about:
Sigalas for winery close to Oia
Gaia Wines for great wines with ocean view
Hatzidakis Winery for high quality wines (actually tasted wines from here at Vedema and loved it!)
Estate Argyros for modern picturesque winery
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