Domaine Sigalas Kavalieros Single-Vineyard Assyrtiko
Producer: domaine-sigalas
Sigalas's flagship single-vineyard Assyrtiko: smoky flint and lemon-peel intensity from the Kavalieros parcel near Oia. Built for cellar life.
Price: EUR 65-95 at retail
A small volcanic island in the southern Aegean where ungrafted Assyrtiko on pumice and ash soils produces a saline, mineral white of international reputation, alongside the sun-dried sweet Vinsanto.
Drink your way through Santorini
Map of Santorini
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Santorini, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Santorini
The iconic bottles that define Santorini.
Domaine Sigalas Seven Villages Pyrgos Assyrtiko
Producer: domaine-sigalas
Single-village Assyrtiko from Pyrgos parcels on the central caldera ridge. The structural anchor of Sigalas's Seven Villages series.
Price: EUR 55-75 at retail
Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori
Producer: estate-argyros
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from pre-phylloxera, own-rooted Argyros kouloura vines above 200 years of age. The estate's flagship dry white.
Price: EUR 95-150 at retail
Estate Argyros Vinsanto 20 Years
Producer: estate-argyros
Twenty-year oak-aged PDO Vinsanto from Estate Argyros: a long-aged sun-dried PDO Santorini sweet wine.
Price: EUR 120-200 (500 ml) at retail
Hatzidakis Santorini Assyrtiko
Producer: hatzidakis-winery
Organic PDO Santorini Assyrtiko from Hatzidakis at Pyrgos. Stony, mineral and herbal from ungrafted kouloura vines.
Price: EUR 25-40 at retail
Hatzidakis Cuvée 17
Producer: hatzidakis-winery
Old-vine Hatzidakis Cuvée 17, an ambitious organic dry Assyrtiko with honeycomb, wax and saline mineral depth.
Price: EUR 55-90 at retail
Vineyards to know in Santorini
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Santorini.
Domaine Sigalas
Paris Sigalas's 1991 foundation at Oia, anchor of the northern half of Santorini and a centrepiece of the Mavrotragano red-grape revival. Now part of the Kir-Yianni group (Boutaris family) since the December 2025 acquisition, with Stelios Boutaris as CEO.
Signature: sigalas-santorini-assyrtiko, sigalas-kavalieros, sigalas-mavrotragano, sigalas-vinsanto
Estate Argyros
Argyros family estate at Episkopi Gonia, founded 1903 and now in its fourth generation. The estate farms more than 120 hectares of own-rooted kouloura Assyrtiko; average vine age exceeds 70 years with some parcels over two centuries.
Signature: argyros-santorini-assyrtiko, argyros-cuvee-monsignori, argyros-mavrotragano, argyros-vinsanto-20-years
Santo Wines (Union of Santorini Cooperatives)
The cooperative of Santorini grape-growers, founded 1947 and based at Pyrgos on the central ridge of the island. A major purchaser of island fruit, with a caldera-rim tasting terrace that is a busy cellar-door stop on Santorini.
Signature: santo-wines-assyrtiko, santo-wines-nykteri, santo-wines-vinsanto-12-years
Gaia Wines Santorini
Founded 1994 by Yiannis Paraskevopoulos (wine scientist and Master of Wine candidate) and Leon Karatsalos. Gaia operates two estates: the Santorini cellar at Exo Gonia and a second at Koutsi in Nemea.
Signature: gaia-thalassitis, gaia-wild-ferment, gaia-thalassitis-submerged
Hatzidakis Winery
Pyrgos-based organic estate founded 1997 by the late Haridimos Hatzidakis (1965 to 2017), a self-taught winemaker who pioneered the organic dry Santorini style.
Signature: hatzidakis-santorini, hatzidakis-aidani, hatzidakis-mavrotragano, hatzidakis-skitali
Artemis Karamolegos Winery
Exo Gonia estate built by Artemis Karamolegos in 2004 on family vineyard parcels, with cellar door and the Aroma Avlis restaurant on the same site.
Signature: karamolegos-assyrtiko-34, karamolegos-nykteri, karamolegos-mavrotragano
Sub-appellations of Santorini
Pyrgos Kallistis
Megalochori
Oia
Akrotiri
Episkopi Gonia
Exo Gonia
Santorini wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Santorini for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Santorini is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Santorini estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Santorini cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Santorini tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Santorini?
If you only open one bottle, open Domaine Sigalas Kavalieros Single-Vineyard Assyrtiko by domaine-sigalas. It is the wine most associated with Santorini.