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Santorini: Guided Wine Tasting Tour with Pickup

1. Santorini: Guided Wine Tasting Tour with Pickup

Visit the most acclaimed wine estates on the island of Santorini and sample 12 different wines produced in the local wineries. Learn about the 3,500-year history of wine making on the volcanic island, starting at a vineyard located on the unique soils with traditional basket vines. Hear about the local viticulture that makes Santorini a world heritage site for wine production. Visit 3 distinct wine estates, such as the Argyros estate or Art Space Winery, the Koutsoyannopoulos Wine Museum, Venetsanos Winery or Gavalas Estate Winery. Taste organic wines, such as Nykteri, Assyrtiko, and Vinsanto, with local delicacies including cheese and olives.   

Santorini: Three Wineries and One Brewery Tour with Tastings

2. Santorini: Three Wineries and One Brewery Tour with Tastings

Discover Santorini’s historic winemaking tradition on this guided tour of the island’s most beloved wineries and one brewery. Learn about the island’s volcanic soil, which adds to the local viticulture. Taste 12 different wines and 3 local beers paired with local cheeses and Greek delicacies Start at the local Santorini Brewing Company and taste three different beers. Continue to the winery in the picturesque village of Exo Gonia, named Greece's best winery. Visit the underground cellars before heading to the Argyros Estate.  The Argyros Estate offers a modern aesthetic while adhering to traditional methods of wine production, such as using mules to plow the fields and grape byproducts to enrich the soil. End the tour at Venetsanos Winery, Hatzidakis Winery, Anhydrous Winery, or Artemis Karamolegos Winery.

Santorini: Guided Wineries Tour with Wine Tastings

3. Santorini: Guided Wineries Tour with Wine Tastings

Travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned vehicle as you tour 3 of Santorini's wine estates. Discover ancient winemaking traditions, tour one of the top 10 wine museums in the world, and hear about the cutting-edge production facilities at one of the most imposing wineries on the island. Start your wine tasting tour at Venetsanos Winery, the first industrial winery on the island. This beautiful wine estate is located right above the Port of Athinios overlooking the magnificent caldera of Santorini. Learn about the winery's rich history and marvel at striking views. Take an optional guided tour led by a sommelier and learn about quality, enology, and flavor alchemy. Sample 4 of the estate's wines accompanied by an assortment of light snacks. Next, head to the Koutsoyannopoulos Wine Museum. This one-of-a-kind museum is nestled in a cave and took the family who owns the estate 21 years to create. Learn about the history of winemaking from an audio guide and taste 4 different wines served with crackers and chocolate. Finally, head to one of the most imposing wineries on the island of Santorini, Estate Argyros. Listen as specialized wine educators provide detailed information about the estate as well as the grape varieties indigenous to Santorini. Sip on 4 of the estate's current vintage wines accompanied by an assortment of fine Greek cheeses and breadsticks.

Santorini: Guided Wine Tour with Pickup and Snacks

4. Santorini: Guided Wine Tour with Pickup and Snacks

Discover Santorini's wine culture on this guided tour. Visit 3 different wineries, marvel at the rock-carved chambers of the historic Art Space Winery and Museum, and get views of the Santorini caldera from Venetsanos Winery. Begin with a hotel pickup and head into the Santorini countryside. Learn about the long history of wine cultivation on Santorini, beginning with the Venetian occupation of the island. Your first stop is Argyros Winery, one of the largest vineyards on the island. Discover how the volcanic soil affects the taste of the wine as you tour the winery and enjoy a wine tasting. Next, head to the Art Space Winery Museum Art Gallery. Explore this fascinating art center and winery, with chambers carved out of pumice rock in Exo Gonia, Santorini. See paintings and sculptures on display from contemporary Greek artists as you tour the winery and taste the wines. Continue to your last stop, Venetsanos Winery. This winery sits above the port of Athinios, overlooking the magnificent caldera of Santorini. The Venetsanos family has produced wine here since 1947 by the Venetsanos family. Tour the Venetsanos winery and finish with a delicious wine tasting. Upgrade your experience to include a 5-course-meal carefully paired with each wine tasting. Enjoy homemade smoked sea bass, an eggplant spread, fennel salad, grilled octopus and tabouleh, orzo with cuttlefish, and a brownie. Vegetarians can enjoy a delicious meat-free alternative menu.

Santorini: Greek Cooking Class with Wine Tasting

5. Santorini: Greek Cooking Class with Wine Tasting

Learn how to cook Greece's signature dishes from an expert chef. Savor the Greek delicacies which you prepare yourself. Visit a renowned winery and taste up to 8 wine varieties, including Nykteri and Assyrtiko. Benefit from a return hotel transfer in a comfortable van. Be picked up at the meeting point. Hop into your air-conditioned mini van. Meet a local chef and join a Greek cooking class. Prepare classic dishes such as Greek salad, tomato balls, fava, and pork fillet cooked with Vinsanto. Learn about Santorini’s Cuisine as you cook. Finish your cooking class and taste the dishes you prepared. Sip on exquisite Vinsanto wine. Continue your tour as you visit one of the oldest wineries of the island. Taste up to 8 different wines, such as Assyrtiko and Nykteri. Return to your hotel in your van.

Santorini: Cooking Lesson with Wine Tasting or Beach Visit

6. Santorini: Cooking Lesson with Wine Tasting or Beach Visit

With the help of a professional local chef, you'll get hands-on training and you will learn new cooking techniques that can easily be repeated at home. You'll discover our traditions and learn tips about the unique Santotinian and Mediterranean cuisine. Vegetarians are welcome. You can cook a fully vegetarian menu. THE MENU 1. Authentic Santorinian Salad. Santorinian cherry tomatoes, katsouni (local cucumber), spring onions, fresh goat cheese 2. Traditional tomato fritters Cherry tomatoes, onions 3. Fava (yellow split peas puree). Yellow split peas, dry onions, bay leaves 4. a. Pork fillets in Vinsanto wine sauce. Pork, spring onion, visanto wine b. Santorinian spaghetti (1st alternative to pork dish) Santorinian tomato paste, garlic. c. Mushrooms in Visanto wine sauce (2nd alternative to pork dish). Choose one of the options if you wish to combine your cooking class with a winetasting session with 5 PDO Santorini wines and a wine tour and/or with a visit to Perivolos black sand beach, where you will enjoy a cocktail and fruit salad as you recline on private sun-loungers. Santorini not only boasts of breathtaking views but produces a range of wines from 40 different indigenous grape varieties. The wine tasting session includes a tour of the winery cellars with an expert sommelier, followed by wine-tasting.

Santorini: A taste of Mediterranean Cuisine Dinner

7. Santorini: A taste of Mediterranean Cuisine Dinner

You are picked up from your hotel by a mini van and shortly after a smooth ride you will arrive to one out of top ten restaurants in Santorini. Aroma Avlis is a new concept restaurant. Delicious tastes are gracefully paired with Artemis Karamolegos' wines in a wonderful yard offering fine views. Here you can choose from two menus and one Vegetarian menu.  You may select Tomato balls and fava beans or eggplant salad and fava beans with crunchy bread pies. For starter, choose a beef fillet with Vinsanto sauce or fish fillet (sautéed or in the grill), or traditional garlic spaghetti or spaghetti with season’s vegetables and tomato sauce, lamp cooked in a traditional recipe from Crete (Tsigariasto) with fried potatoes or rooster in red tomato sauce with “skioufihta” (homemade pasta from Crete) for main course. Your meal is accompanied with 0.5 l wine (for two person). At the end, you enjoy a magnificent dessert.

Santorini: Private Full Day Sunset Tour with Dinner

8. Santorini: Private Full Day Sunset Tour with Dinner

Explore Santorini with a full-day tour from Fira, including a private guide, round-trip transportation in an air-conditioned SUV, a visit to Art Space, and dinner with sunset views. Learn about the island's history and culture while visiting Imerovigli, Exo Gonia, Emporio, Red Beach, and more. Begin your tour with SUV transportation from Fira to Imerovigli. Listen as your private guide describes the geological formation of Santorini's unique volcanic landscape. Stop at Monolithos Beach to sink your feet into the black sand and feast your eyes on a panoramic view. Continue to Exo Gonia, a quiet village that's home to the 18th-century Agios Charalambos Church. Explore the 19th-century Art Space gallery and winery, which displays contemporary Greek paintings and sculptures in a former wine cave. Wander next door to local vineyards for a tour or tasting. The next stop is the lively village of Emporio in the southern region of Santorini. Wander its narrow alleyways to a 15th-century Venetian Castle and then continue to the Akrotiri Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in Greece. Take a photo or enjoy the views of the endless blue Aegean Sea. Make a short stop at the Red Beach to take a photo of its iconic, red sand before driving to dinner at a family-run tavern. Popular with the locals, the tavern is located right on the water, offering specialty dishes like Santorinian salads, fresh fish, and tomatokeftedes (a fried tomato appetizer). After dinner, visit a secret location known as the "Heart of Santorini" to watch the evening sunset. Enjoy a bottle of local wine as the sun sinks into the sea and turns the sky deep shades of red, orange, and blue. Conclude your day trip by returning to the SUV and driving back to Fira.

Santorini: Wine Tasting Experience with a Gourmet Meal

9. Santorini: Wine Tasting Experience with a Gourmet Meal

The tour departs from Kamaria Village or Fira Town, depending on the option selected, and heads to the first stop of the day, Argyros Estate. Learn about the island’s indigenous grapes as well as the history of the estate. Taste four of the estate’s vintage wines, accompanied by an assortment of Greek cheese and bread sticks. Arrive at Venetsanos Winery next, which boasts panoramic views of the volcanic caldera. Discover the history of Santorini wine and the old techniques used to produce it as you explore the winery and taste exceptional wines. Finally, visit Artemis Karamolegos Winery for another guided tour and a tasting session of three unique wines. Once you have worked up a bit of an appetite, enjoy a delicious lunch of local dishes and traditional delicacies. Items included in the lunch are spinach salad, dakos salad, tzatziki, cheese spread, tomato fritters, chicken fillet, mushroom risotto, fresh fruit, and more.

Port-Santorini: Shared Transfer to or from Santorini Airport

10. Port-Santorini: Shared Transfer to or from Santorini Airport

Opt for a shared transfer to/from Santorini Airport/Port to/from Santorini Areas and enjoy a safe, affordable, and reliable service. Perfect for solo travelers, couples, or larger groups on a budget, this shared transfer operates daily to/from the airport and accommodations. Skip the stress of getting to the airport on time or finding your accommodation in Santorini while still staying in line with your budget. Appreciate timely service with a comfortable and shared bus.

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What people are saying about Exo Gonia

Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 353 reviews

Amazing way to spend an afternoon in Santorini! The wineries were beautiful and the wine was delicious, but it was our guide Mary and the staff at each of the wineries who really made the tour special. Mary had so much knowledge of Greece’s wine history to share with us and we learned so much during our tour. Highly recommend booking this tour if you’re interested in trying local wines while in Santorini.

This was a great tour to do in Santorini. It was a small group which was nice and gave you a chance to get to know the others on the tour. We went to three amazing wineries that were all different. They give you generous pours at each and good bites of food to go along with the tastings. Our guide Nikos was excellent and so much fun. Great way to experience what Santorini has to offer!

Ted was fantastic! Charismatic and keep the tour very interesting! All the venues were great. Each one being slightly different and unique than the others. For a December activity, it was very pleasant.

Nikola the driver was great and wine was fantastic loved to learn about the history of the island while drinking.

Excellent, met some amazing people and the variety was great!