Santo Wines ★ 4.5
Santo Wines coordinates a half-day three-winery tour anchored at the caldera-edge SantoWines terrace with two additional partner-cellar visits. The route walks through Pyrgos, Megalochori and the southern PDO Santorini vineyards.
Guided wine tours in Santorini worth booking, by route and theme, with run times and what is poured.
Recommended wine tours
Domaine Sigalas ★ 4.7
Domaine Sigalas guides visitors through the kouloura basket-vines of the Baxedes plain, the family's oldest single-vineyard parcels and the estate cellars, finishing with an 8-wine tasting paired with Cycladic snacks under the courtyard pergola.
Gaia Wines ★ 4.6
Gaia Wines walks visitors through the former tomato-processing factory turned winery on the Exo Gialos black beach. The signature tour includes a tasting of the Thalassitis Submerged Assyrtiko aged in the sea for years.
Hatzidakis Winery ★ 4.7
Hatzidakis Winery runs family-led tours of the underground cellar carved into volcanic tuff in Pyrgos. The route covers the low-intervention organic winemaking philosophy founded by the late Haridimos Hatzidakis and concludes with a 6-wine tasting.
Estate Argyros ★ 4.8
Estate Argyros guides visitors through the family's 200-year-old ungrafted Assyrtiko parcels and the estate's extensive old-vine library. The tour concludes with a library Vinsanto tasting including the 20-year-old bottling.
Venetsanos Winery ★ 4.6
Venetsanos Winery guides visitors through the multi-level gravity-flow cellar built into the caldera cliff above Athinios in 1947. The tour concludes on the upper terrace with a 5-wine tasting facing the volcano.
Vassaltis Vineyards ★ 4.6
Vassaltis Vineyards opens its 14 hectares of estate kouloura vines to private guided tours from Vourvoulos. The walk covers the basket-vine training and concludes with a structured flight of Nassitis and Plethora at the cellar bar.
Art Space Santorini ★ 4.5
Art Space Santorini guides visitors through Antonis Argyros's 1861 family canava in Exo Gonia. The route moves through hand-dug volcanic tuff caves displaying contemporary Greek artists' work alongside the working winery production.
Koutsogiannopoulos Winery ★ 4.4
The Koutsogiannopoulos Wine Museum is a 300-metre labyrinth-shaped underground cave 8 metres beneath the village of Vothonas. The audio-guided tour walks through the history of Santorini viticulture from the 1600s with a tasting at the end.
Artemis Karamolegos Winery ★ 4.6
Artemis Karamolegos combines a guided estate vineyard walk with a pairing menu at the on-site Aroma Avlis restaurant. The kitchen sources from the family's organic vegetable garden and pairs courses with cellar Assyrtiko, Aidani and Vinsanto.
Anhydrous Winery ★ 4.4
Anhydrous Winery on the outskirts of Fira combines a guided cellar tour, tasting flight and the option of a pairing menu at the on-site Greek restaurant. The estate also offers grape-therapy wellness sessions during the harvest season.
Boutari Winery ★ 4.3
Boutari Winery in Megalochori runs a structured cellar tour with an audiovisual presentation on Santorini's PDO viticulture, basket-vine training and Vinsanto production. The tour ends in the tasting room with five wines from the estate range.
Santorini Experts ★ 4.5
Santorini Experts runs a private four-winery curated tour with hotel pickup. The itinerary visits a mix of large cooperatives and family estates including stops at the caldera, Pyrgos and the southern PDO vineyards, with English-language guides.
Canava Roussos ★ 4.3
Canava Roussos in Mesa Gonia operates from the same family canava since 1836. The heritage tour covers century-old wooden barrels and fortified-wine production from the family canava.
Wine Tours 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.