Santo Wines Winery
On Gingerguide's self-guided Santorini audio tour, Santo Wines Winery is a stop worth about ~90 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type distillery
- Suggested visit ~90 min
- Santorini Santorini guide
About Santo Wines Winery
Santorini's cooperative winery on the caldera rim above Pyrgos, where the island's volcanic Assyrtiko and sun-dried Vinsanto are poured on a terrace facing the flooded crater and sunset.
Santo Wines is Santorini's cooperative winery, sitting on the edge of the caldera in the village of Pyrgos. It grew out of the Union of Santorini Cooperatives, founded in 1911, and its modern winemaking and tasting facility was built in 1992. According to the cooperative, it draws on the island's many growers and is Santorini's largest wine producer, with a terrace that looks out over the caldera and the sunset.
The island's vineyards grow in volcanic soil of lava, ash and pumice, poor in organic matter but rich in minerals, which gives the wines high acidity and a mineral character. The flagship white grape, Assyrtiko, originated here and stays sharp even when fully ripe. Many vines are old and ungrafted and are trained low in a basket shape called kouloura. The winery is also known for Vinsanto, a sweet wine of sun-dried grapes aged in oak.
Did you know? The vines are woven into low coils called kouloura, with the fruit ripening inside. In a place that rarely sees rain, the coil catches night-time sea mist and dew and channels it to the roots.
How much time do you need at Santo Wines Winery?
Around ~90 min works well for Santo Wines Winery — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Santo Wines Winery?
Yes — Santo Wines Winery made the cut as one of 12 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Santorini. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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