How to choose the best Santorini Wine Tasting Tours?

Travel & Tourism

Nov 21, 2019

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Santorini, Greece is well-known for its beauty and elegance. Apart from that, the place is also well-known for its wineries. In this article, we will discuss how to choose the best Santorini wine tasting tours.

Though the place is famous for the volcano, the stunning sunsets with a view to the caldera, and the blue-domed white-washed houses. Most of the wineries are open to the public; while you can skip them and just taste the various wines on your own, it is advised to take Santorini wine tasting tour for a better understanding.

Santorini has some pretty distinctive grape varieties along with mild Greek climate combined with Santorini’s unique soil that has allowed for a few unique grape varieties to grow. Some of the best-known wine varieties in Santorini are Assyrtiko, Athiri and Aidani, and Mandilaria; they are high in alcohol content and intense in flavor. They are also sweet, world-famous made from all three types of white grapes after they have been dried in the sun.

Normally, it takes about 10 kg of grapes to produce one liter of Vinsanto; making it an ideal gift for a special occasion.

Coming to the Santorini wine tasting tours, each one of them includes a few wineries where the wine-making process is explained. If you are looking for meal, then some of them offer a full meal and include platters of cheese and other delicacies. It is also possible to combine your Santorini wine tour with a cooking class or something sightseeing.

Types of Santorini Wine tasting tours