Wine in Episkopi Gonia, Santorini

Estate Argyros ★ 4.9

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.

Tasting: Year-round tasting room at the Episkopi Gonia winery; bookable flights covering PDO Santorini, Cuvée Monsignori, Mavrotragano and a Vinsanto vertical (Vinsanto bottlings of 20 and 40 years are routinely poured).

Signature wines: argyros-santorini-assyrtiko, argyros-cuvee-monsignori, argyros-mavrotragano, argyros-vinsanto-20-years

Tip: The Vinsanto 20 Years carries 20 years of barrel ageing under the PDO Vinsanto regime; the standard PDO Assyrtiko sits at the EUR 25-35 retail band.

Estate Argyros Monosirto Old-Vine Tasting ★ 4.5

Estate Argyros holds significant concentrations of vines over 100 years old and occasionally offers small-group tastings of the Monosirto single-vineyard Assyrtiko alongside vineyard walks among century-old kouloura baskets. These are less commonly part of the standard cellar door experience.

Estate Argyros Vinsanto Library ★ 4.7

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.

Estate Argyros Evening Vertical Tasting ★ 4.7

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.

Estate Argyros Cuvee Monsignori Sparkling Assyrtiko ★ 4.3

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.