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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.