Santo Wines runs an extensive Vinsanto programme, both unfortified and traditionally fortified styles. The cooperative ages Vinsanto in oak for a minimum of 24 months with the Grand Reserve held for over a decade.
Tip: The fortified Vinsanto tasting on the Pyrgos terrace is the most accessible introduction to the style; the 12-year Grand Reserve is the cooperative's signature library release.
Address: Pyrgos Kallistis, 84701 Santorini, Greece
Estate Argyros holds an extensive Vinsanto library, with verticals stretching back several decades. The family fortifies select cuvées and ages Vinsanto under traditional sun-drying methods in oak for 20 years and beyond.
Tip: The rare 50-year-old Vinsanto bottling appears on the vertical menu seasonally; book the library vertical class for the complete generational tasting.
Canava Roussos in Mesa Gonia has been operating continuously since 1836 and produces traditional fortified wines and barrel-aged Visanto. The Mavrathiro red and Caldera bottlings are bottled only at the family canava.
Tip: The Canava heritage tour includes a tasting of the fortified Mavrathiro red, a heritage specialty associated with the family canava.
