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Last updated on October 28, 2020 By Dave Briggs Leave a Comment

Santorini Wine Tasting Tours: Choosing The Best Santorini Wine Tour

A Santorini wine tour is the perfect experience to complete a stay on the Greek island of Santorini in style. Here's the best Santorini wine tasting tours.

A guide to the best Santorini wine tasting tours

Wine Tasting in Santorini

Santorini is famous around the world for a few things: the volcano, the stunning sunsets with a view to the caldera, and the blue-domed white-washed houses.

There is one more thing in Santorini that you won’t always see in your friends’ photos but is really worth exploring, and that is Santorini wine.

There are several wineries in Santorini that are open to the public. While you can skip them and just taste the various wines on your own, you could also take a Santorini winery tour if you want to know more about wine-making in Santorini.

Santorini Wines

Like most of Greece, Santorini has some pretty distinctive grape varieties.

The mild Greek climate, combined with Santorini’s unique soil, has allowed for a few unique grape varieties to grow. Evidence shows that wine has been produced in Santorini for at least 3,500 years!

Wines of Santorini

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The best known wine varieties in Santorini are Assyrtiko, Athiri and Aidani (whites) and Mandilaria, Mavrotragano and Voudomato (reds). They are high in alcohol content and intense in flavor.

While in Santorini, you will also come across a wine called Nichteri, a vintage wine made from Assyrtiko grapes. It took its name after the Greek word nichta (=night), as this type of wine was traditionally produced after dark.

Last, but not least, there is the sweet, world-famous Vinsanto (Vino di Santorini), made from all three types of white grapes, after they have been dried in the sun.

It takes about 10 kg of grapes to produce one litre of Vinsanto, and the wine needs a few months to ferment. This would be an ideal gift for a special occasion.

Choosing a Santorini wine tour

There are several Santorini wine tours, all of which include visiting a few wineries and vineyards where the wine-making process is explained.

Some of these tours offer a full meal, some include platters of cheese and other delicacies, while it is also possible to combine your Santorini wine tour with a cooking class or some sightseeing.

It’s hard to go wrong whatever you decide, so choose one of the tours that most suits your mood.

The Best Wine Tours in Santorini

Here's a selection of the best wine tasting tours in Santorini, Greece. Enjoy your Santorini vacation in style!

1

Santorini Wine Roads: Tour of 3 Wineries with a Sommelier

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In this small group tour, you will be accompanied by an accomplished sommelier, who will explain to you the wine-making process. You will visit three vineyards and wineries in different parts of Santorini, having the chance to see more of the unique landscape. Wine tasting will be accompanied by platters of local delicacies.

2

Santorini Half-Day Wine Adventure Tour

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During this best-selling Santorini wine tour, you will get to visit three of the best Santorini wineries, and sample a selection of Greek wines, accompanied by a delicious cheese platter. Depending on season, this tour runs either in the morning, or in the afternoon. This wine tour can also be arranged as a private tour.

3

Santorini: 4-Hour Sunset Wine Tour

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In this Santorini wine tour, you will get to visit three vineyards and wineries, and enjoy a nice sunset view at your last stop. The wine will be accompanied by a delicious cheese platter. If you're looking to enjoy your time in Santorini in style, this is certainly an activity worth trying!

4

Exclusive Wine and Food Tour in Santorini

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This half day tour includes some sightseeing, a winery visit, a full meal and a stop for coffee dessert. You will explore some of the less visited areas in Santorini, and have the chance to learn about vintage wines, the traditional way in which they were made, and a lot more!

5

Santorini Cooking Class and Wine-Tasting Tour

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If you want to learn a few things about Greek cooking while tasting the famous Santorini wines, this is the best option for you. Apart from visiting two wineries, you will also visit a vineyard, and learn about what makes Santorini’s wine so unique. During the cooking class, you will also get to sample some other Greek drinks, namely Ouzo and Raki, and learn a few Greek recipes to take back home.

6

Megalochori Village Walk: Farm Food Tasting & Winery Tour

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This tour includes visits to two wineries, tasting of Greek delicacies and a visit to a farm. You will get to see an authentic side of Greece, and taste seasonal produce grown in the farm.

7

Greek Food & Wine Tasting Tour

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In this Santorini wine tour, you will get to visit two of the best known wineries on the island. You will also enjoy a lovely meal, complete with recipes, and learn more about Greek food culture.

And that’s it! The best Santorini wine tours, for those of you that love wine. If you take any of them, please leave a comment below to let everyone know if they were good!

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Santorini Wine Tasting Tours: Choosing The Best Santorini Wine Tour

Further Reading

You might also be interested in these other Santorini travel guides.

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  • Itinerary for 3 days in Santorini
  • Itinerary ideas for 10 days in Greece
  • How to spend one day in Santorini
 

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