Late wine bars, listening rooms, fortified specialists and evening tastings across Santorini.

Wine Bars Late in Santorini

Mati Wine Bar ★ 4.3

20 by the glassFira

Mati is a long-running Fira wine bar known for its by-the-glass Assyrtiko programme and informal late-night atmosphere. The list rotates through the island's main producers and is one of the easiest places in Fira to taste several Santorini estates without making winery appointments.

The list: Mati maintains a focused list of Santorini PDO Assyrtiko by the glass across multiple producers (Sigalas, Argyros, Hatzidakis, Vassaltis) alongside a smaller selection of Greek mainland reds. Glass pours run later than most caldera-rim wine venues, making this a useful late-evening Assyrtiko stop in central Fira.

Ipapantis 23, Fira 84700, Santorini

The Wine Bar by Volcan Wines ★ 4.1

15 by the glassFira

The Wine Bar by Volcan Wines is a producer-operated venue in central Fira where the Volcan Wines range is poured alongside selected guest Santorini wines.

The list: Operated by Volcan Wines, the wine bar pours the producer's own Santorini PDO Assyrtiko, Mavrotragano red and Vinsanto alongside guest pours from other Santorini producers. A useful single-producer-focus venue with comparison flights of Volcan's range.

Fira 84700, Santorini

Santo Wines Evening Sunset Tastings ★ 4.4

30 by the glassPyrgos

Santo Wines's cliff-top facility above Pyrgos operates evening tasting flights through sunset and into the night, with caldera-view terraces seating hundreds of visitors.

The list: Santo Wines runs evening tasting flights into the late evening hours, with caldera-view terraces serving the cooperative's full Assyrtiko, Nykteri and Vinsanto range. The cooperative seats hundreds across its terraces, and sunset slots fill weeks ahead in the high season.

Pyrgos Kallistis 84701, Santorini

To Ouzeri Tasting Bar ★ 4.2

15 by the glassFira

To Ouzeri in Fira's Fabrica Town pairs traditional Greek ouzeri small-plate mezze with a respectable by-the-glass Santorini wine list. The atmosphere is more local than the caldera-rim venues, and the late hours make it a reliable post-dinner wine stop.

The list: To Ouzeri is a traditional ouzeri-style bar with a strong by-the-glass wine list focused on Santorini Assyrtiko, Aidani and PGI Cyclades blends alongside the namesake ouzo and tsipouro. A useful late-evening venue for an Assyrtiko alongside small plates of regional mezze.

Fabrica Town, Fira 84700, Santorini

Kapari Wine Restaurant ★ 4.4

25 by the glassOia

Kapari Wine Restaurant is one of Oia's longest-established wine-focused dining rooms, with a list weighted toward Santorini producers and a by-the-glass programme that supports comparative tasting.

The list: Kapari maintains an extensive Santorini and Greek wine list with a particular focus on the island's Assyrtiko producers. The by-the-glass programme runs late into the evening on summer nights, and the restaurant's wine staff are practised at producer-comparison flights.

Main pedestrian street, Oia 84702, Santorini

Listening Bars in Santorini

Mr. E Cocktail Bar ★ 4.0

10 by the glassOia

Mr. E in Oia combines a cocktail programme with a curated music environment, making it one of the few listening-bar adjacent venues in the village. The wine selection is limited but covers Santorini Assyrtiko with respectable focus.

The list: Mr. E is primarily a cocktail bar but maintains a respectable wine list with several Santorini Assyrtiko options by the glass. The bar has a curated music programme with vinyl-leaning playlists and live DJs, giving it a listening-bar atmosphere uncommon in Oia.

Main pedestrian street, Oia 84702, Santorini

Tropical Bar Fira ★ 3.9

8 by the glassFira

Tropical Bar's location on the Fira caldera path with live music makes it one of the more atmospheric drinking venues in the village. Wine is secondary to the music programme but the list is sufficient for a relaxed evening glass.

The list: Tropical Bar in Fira's caldera path maintains a small by-the-glass wine list alongside its cocktail and music programme. The venue is known for live music evenings and DJ sets and has a relaxed listening atmosphere.

Fira caldera path, 84700 Santorini

Kira Thira Jazz Bar ★ 4.1

8 by the glassFira

Kira Thira has operated as a jazz bar in Fira for decades and has a listening-bar identity. The wine list is small but reliable for an Assyrtiko glass during the music programme.

The list: Kira Thira is a long-established jazz bar in Fira with a small by-the-glass wine list alongside cocktails. The venue's jazz focus and a sequence of evening sessions make it a genuine listening-bar destination in central Fira.

Erythrou Stavrou, Fira 84700, Santorini

Candle Lit in Santorini

Domaine Sigalas Baxedes Sunset Tasting ★ 4.6

10 by the glassOia (Baxedes)

Sigalas's Baxedes cellar door operates evening tasting flights against the Oia sunset, with the producer's full Assyrtiko range and Mavrotragano poured at outdoor tables. The setting is markedly calmer than the Oia village pedestrian street.

The list: Domaine Sigalas runs evening tasting sessions at the Baxedes cellar door with a focus on single-vineyard Assyrtiko and the estate's Mavrotragano red. The atmosphere on the outdoor terrace at sunset is quiet relative to the village pedestrian street.

Baxedes, Oia 84702, Santorini

Venetsanos Winery Cliff-Cellar Evening ★ 4.5

8 by the glassMegalochori cliff

The restored Venetsanos cliff cellar is a distinctive evening tasting venue, with the gravity-flow cellar architecture and direct caldera view shaping the atmosphere.

The list: Venetsanos runs evening tasting sessions in the restored 1947 cliffside cellar with views directly over the caldera and the Athinios port below. The flight focuses on the producer's Assyrtiko and Vinsanto, with the gravity-flow cellar architecture as the setting.

Megalochori cliffside above Athinios, 84700 Santorini

Santo Wines Sunset Terrace ★ 4.3

25 by the glassPyrgos

Santo Wines's caldera-rim sunset terrace is a heavily photographed Santorini wine setting, with the cliff-edge tasting tables overlooking the entire caldera.

The list: Santo Wines's sunset terrace pours the cooperative's Assyrtiko, Nykteri and Vinsanto range, with the caldera sunset view from the cliff above Pyrgos. The terrace is high-volume but spectacularly sited.

Pyrgos Kallistis 84701, Santorini

Selene Restaurant Pyrgos Wine Dinner ★ 4.7

30 by the glassPyrgos

Selene in Pyrgos is a long-running Santorini wine-focused restaurant and a regular stop for serious wine-pairing dinners on the island. The list and the kitchen are both calibrated for Assyrtiko-led pairings across multiple producers.

The list: Selene at Pyrgos pairs a serious Greek-island menu with a wine list weighted heavily toward Santorini producers. The list covers Sigalas, Argyros, Hatzidakis, Gaia, Santo Wines and the smaller estates in depth. Pairing dinners are by reservation with sommelier guidance.

Pyrgos village, 84701 Santorini

Lounges in Santorini

Vassaltis Vineyards Evening Lounge ★ 4.4

10 by the glassVourvoulos

The Vassaltis tasting room at Vourvoulos is a contemporary lounge-format cellar door, with a focus on quiet flights of the estate's single-parcel Assyrtiko. Evening sessions are particularly atmospheric in the late-summer Cyclades light.

The list: Vassaltis Vineyards' contemporary cellar door at Vourvoulos doubles as a lounge-format tasting room in the evenings, with the estate's full Assyrtiko range and single-parcel cuvees available by the flight or glass. The architecture is modern and the setting calmer than the high-volume caldera-rim venues.

Vourvoulos 84700, Santorini

Imerovigli Caldera Wine Lounges (cluster) ★ 4.2

18 by the glassImerovigli

Imerovigli is the quieter middle section of the caldera rim between Fira and Oia. The hotels along the caldera path operate as wine lounges with Santorini-focused by-the-glass programmes, providing a calmer evening wine experience than the busy village centres.

The list: Imerovigli's caldera-side hotels (Astra Suites, Aegean Plaza-affiliated venues and the Grace Santorini lounge among others) maintain by-the-glass wine programmes weighted toward Santorini Assyrtiko, serving as lounge venues into the late evening with calmer atmospheres than the busier Fira or Oia central strips.

Imerovigli caldera path, 84700 Santorini

Oia Caldera-Rim Hotel Lounges (cluster) ★ 4.5

20 by the glassOia

The Oia caldera-edge hotel lounges represent the premium tier of Santorini wine drinking, with curated Santorini-focused lists, sommelier service and the sunset view at the western tip of the island. Open to non-staying guests by booking.

The list: The cluster of Oia caldera-edge hotels (Andronis, Canaves Oia, Katikies, Mystique among others) maintain comprehensive Santorini-focused wine programmes in their hotel bars and lounges, with by-the-glass and bottle service at sunset and into the evening.

Oia caldera path, 84702 Santorini

Fortified Specialists in Santorini

Santo Wines Vinsanto Tasting Room ★ 4.5

8 by the glassPyrgos

Santo Wines offers the most accessible dedicated Vinsanto tasting on the island, with multiple ageing tiers poured side by side. While not fortified in the strict sense, Vinsanto fills the dessert-and-sweet-wine specialist role on Santorini.

The list: Santo Wines runs a dedicated Vinsanto-focused tasting programme covering 4-year, 12-year and longer-aged Vinsanto from the cooperative's library. Vinsanto is Santorini's PDO sweet wine, a sun-dried passito-method wine and the closest Santorini analogue to fortified wine specialist programmes elsewhere.

Pyrgos Kallistis 84701, Santorini

Estate Argyros Vinsanto Library ★ 4.7

6 by the glassEpiskopi Gonia

Estate Argyros's library Vinsanto programme is a destination for sweet-wine enthusiasts visiting Santorini. The estate has held back significant portions of each Vinsanto vintage for extended ageing, and the library flight covers multi-decade Vinsanto in a single sitting.

The list: Estate Argyros holds an extensive vertical library of Vinsanto, with bottlings stretching back several decades available in the estate's senior tasting flights. Booking direct is essential for the long-aged library pours.

Episkopi Gonia 84701, Santorini

Canava Roussos Heritage Vinsanto Tasting ★ 4.4

5 by the glassMesa Gonia

The Canava Roussos heritage cellar at Mesa Gonia is an evocative Vinsanto tasting setting, with the historic family canava framing the long-aged sweet wines. A slower, quieter Vinsanto experience than the high-volume cooperative format.

The list: Canava Roussos at Mesa Gonia, founded in 1836, holds heritage Vinsanto stocks dating back through the family's multigenerational ownership. Tasting at the canava covers current-release alongside older library Vinsanto in the historic stone-built cellar.

Mesa Gonia 84700, Santorini

Late Tastings in Santorini

Santo Wines Extended Evening Tasting Sessions ★ 4.3

20 by the glassPyrgos

Santo Wines's extended-hours sessions through the high season allow late-evening cellar door tastings that would not be possible at smaller estates.

The list: Santo Wines runs late-tasting sessions through the high season with extended hours through sunset. The cooperative's flight format covers Assyrtiko, Nykteri and Vinsanto with extensive volume capacity, and the late slots are easier to book than the headline 18:00 to 19:00 window.

Pyrgos Kallistis 84701, Santorini

Domaine Sigalas Private Evening Tasting ★ 4.7

10 by the glassOia (Baxedes)

Sigalas's private evening tasting format provides a calmer, more focused alternative to the busy cellar door, with the estate's range presented in a structured flight on the outdoor terrace at Baxedes. Recommended for serious wine visitors.

The list: Domaine Sigalas offers private evening tastings by booking, focused on the estate's single-vineyard Assyrtiko range and including the Mavrotragano red and library bottlings on request. Sessions run through sunset on the outdoor terrace.

Baxedes, Oia 84702, Santorini

Estate Argyros Evening Vertical Tasting ★ 4.7

8 by the glassEpiskopi Gonia

Argyros's evening vertical sessions are a structured Assyrtiko tasting, covering the estate's old-vine bottlings across multiple back vintages. Book directly with the estate well in advance.

The list: Estate Argyros offers evening vertical-tasting sessions of the estate's old-vine Assyrtiko, Cuvee Monsignori and Vinsanto library across multiple vintages. The session is structured for serious wine visitors and requires advance booking.

Episkopi Gonia 84701, Santorini

Hatzidakis Winery Organic Evening Tasting ★ 4.6

6 by the glassPyrgos Kallistis

Hatzidakis's evening tastings provide access to the estate's organic-certified Santorini Assyrtiko in a small-group setting. The estate is run by the Hatzidakis family in the village of Pyrgos Kallistis and the tastings are markedly more intimate than the high-volume cooperative venues.

The list: Hatzidakis Winery offers evening tastings by booking, focused on the estate's organic-certified Assyrtiko and Mavrotragano range. The Hatzidakis cellar is a long-running organic producer on the island.

Pyrgos Kallistis 84701, Santorini

Sparkling Rooms in Santorini

Estate Argyros Cuvee Monsignori Sparkling Assyrtiko ★ 4.3

5 by the glassEpiskopi Gonia

Argyros's sparkling Assyrtiko is one of the few sparkling wines made from Santorini's signature variety and provides a stylistic contrast within the estate's range. Cellar door tastings include the sparkling expression alongside the still bottlings.

The list: Estate Argyros produces a sparkling Assyrtiko in the estate's range, providing one of the few Santorini sparkling wines available in formal cellar door tasting. The flight includes still and sparkling comparisons of the estate's Assyrtiko expressions.

Episkopi Gonia 84701, Santorini

Gaia Wines Sparkling Assyrtiko Programme ★ 4.2

4 by the glassExo Gialos

Gaia Wines makes a sparkling Assyrtiko alongside the still range, and the comparative tasting of sparkling and still expressions provides an instructive stylistic contrast within the appellation.

The list: Gaia Wines maintains a sparkling Assyrtiko programme alongside the Thalassitis still range, with traditional-method production. Tasting includes a comparative flight of the sparkling and still expressions of the variety.

Exo Gialos 84700, Santorini

Fira Caldera-Rim Sparkling By-The-Glass Selection ★ 4.0

6 by the glassFira

Fira's caldera-rim wine bars between them maintain a Greek sparkling programme that complements the Santorini still-wine focus elsewhere. The format gives access to small-producer Santorini sparkling Assyrtiko alongside the broader Greek sparkling landscape.

The list: Several Fira caldera-rim wine bars maintain a by-the-glass sparkling programme covering Santorini sparkling Assyrtiko alongside Greek mainland sparkling wines from PDO Amyndeo, Cava Amyntaio and elsewhere. A useful comparative format for visitors interested in Greek sparkling wine more broadly.

Fira caldera path, 84700 Santorini

Nightlife in Santorini, 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?

Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Santorini rewards trust.

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