The Boutari Winery
The Boutari company was the first to open its winery to the public, in 1988. The goal was to draw attention to a unique wine-producing region of Greece. The winery has the capacity to produce 1,100,000 litres each year and has 190 oak barrels in which the wine is left to mature.
The Boutari winery in Santorini plays an important role in the viticultural, socio-economic and cultural development of the region. The company’s expertise, in combination with the experience, hard work and enthusiasm of the local vine-growers, has yielded unparalleled results, promoting the old, established varieties of grape and experimenting successfully with the planting of new foreign and Greek varieties. The Boutari winery in Santorini produces the following wines: Selladia, Asyrtiko Boutari, Santorini Boutari, Kallisti and Vinsanto.
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Boutari winery contact information
847 00 Μegalohori Santorini -
Τelephone: +30 22860 81011
Fax: +30 22860 81606
The Boutari Winery in Santorini is open to the public. Visitors are offered:
Guided tours of the production facilities conducted in Greek, English, German,French and Italian
A tour of the cellars
A tour of the Selladia Estate vineyards
An audio-visual presentation on the history of winemaking in Santorini
Wine-tasting
A Reception room for 80 persons for special events
Domaine Sigalas winery
Domaine Sigalas was founded in 1991 by Paris Sigalas, Christos Markozane and Yiannis Toundas. Initially, Sigalas made his wine at the converted Sigalas family home. In 1998 a new vinification, bottling and aging unit was built in a privately owned area of Oia, on the northern part of Santorini. Today, after constant investments in technology and modernization the current production allows for the elaboration and bottling of 350,000 bottles per year. In addition Sigalas has been a pioneer in the organic viticulture . Since 1994 Domaine Sigalas has participated in the organic farming methods program and cooperates with DIO (certification organism for organic products).
The company continues to develop its strategy based on its founding principles - a creative relationship with the tradition, the Santorini Vineyards as well as the use of the best in winemaking technology, experience and quality products. These principles have always been and still are the fundamental basis of its philosophy.
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The Sigalas Winery, during the tourist period between March and October, is open for visit everyday from 10 o'clock a.m. to 8 o'clock p.m. You could have a guided tour and taste our wines with traditional snacks from Cyclades like kinds of assorted cheese, bread rusks made of barley with olive oil and fresh tomatoes and traditional sweets.
Estate Argyros winery
Estate Argyros has been producing wine on the island since 1903, and is now run by the third generation of the Argiros family, Matheos Argyros along with his father, Yiannis. When Yiannis took over the winery in 1974 it was primarily a bulk operation, selling wine to whomever would buy the cheap grapes. The early Seventies were a hard time for winery owners on the island, many of whom were seeing that their land was worth more to real estate developers than as productive vineyards, given the burgeoning tourism industry. Rather than selling, however, Yiannis took the opportunity to purchase the best vineyard parcels on the island, and quietly assembled what is now the 55 acre family estate. During this time he also made radical changes to the wine production regimen, reducing yields, modernizing the winemaking technology, and focusing on quality rather than quantity.
The winery now produces some of the best wine on the tiny island, and is known especially for its Vin Santo, which is aged for 14 years (the current release is 1984), and is topped up, solera-style with a little wine from new vintages every year. According to some, this is Greece's most sought-after dessert wine.
Telephone: +30 22860 31489
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Iama Wine Store
Santorini Travel Advisor has found one of largest selections of Santorini and Greek wines in Santorini island.This shop can offer more than 2000 Greek wine labels and also has a selection of vintage wines available for the more special customers.Iama Wine Store is a reliable source not only for Greek wines but also for Champagne and international spirits.If you are on Santorini and you are looking for something special to drink ...Thats where you should go.That is an advise.
Contact information:
Iama Wine Store
Santorini Ia
Cyclades 84700
Greece
Tel +30 22860 71786 - +30 22860 71884
Fax+30 22860 71786
Email : sales@iamatrade.com
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