Winery · Santorini

Santorini Volcanic Assyrtiko

Name: Santorini Volcanic Assyrtiko
Address: Santorini, GR

Indigenous Assyrtiko: 3,500 years of phylloxera-proof vineyard on volcanic soil. If one Greek wine is on a bar, it's Santorini Assyrtiko—flinty minerality, saline edge, rare acidity.

What to do there

TourSantorini Volcanic AssyrtikoPhylloxera destroyed every major wine region's original roots between 1860 and 1900. Santorini lost zero vines. The volcanic pumice has no clay — the louse died trying. Some kouloura basket vines are 300 years old, on their original ungrafted roots, predating the French Revolution. Estate Argyros farms 120 hectares of these survivors. The EU confirmed in 2002 that Santorini owns the name 'Vinsanto' over Tuscany. The caldera you watch at sunset IS the 1620 BC eruption that ended Minoan civilization and deposited the soil that makes the wine possible.

Wineries nearby

Winery · Pyrgos Hatzidakis Winery - Organic Cave Tasting Haridimos Hatzidakis planted a half-hectare of Aidani in 1996 organically, expanding to 10 hectares across Santorini (70-350m altitude)—volcanic whites and naturally sweet Vinsanto at 330m above Pyrgos.
Winery Venetsanos Winery Santorini's first industrial winery (1947) carved into cliffs with terrace overlooking caldera, volcano & Aegean on four levels.
Winery Caldera Rim Vineyard Walk Santorini's Caldera rim walk past volcanic vineyards — ancient Assyrtiko/Vinsanto grapes thrive in sulfur-ash soil 600m above Aegean.