Small-Group Santorini Wine Tasting and Vineyard Tour

• Explore three different vineyards and learn about wine production

• Taste several varieties of wine such as Assyrtiko

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off are included

Both the day and sunset tour include hotel pickup and drop-off. The wineries you visit are dependent on the tour you choose. Day Tour: (April 1 – November 15)Meet your guide and relax on the journey to the island’s wine estates. Admire the countryside as you go, and chat with your guide about winemaking in Santorini and the area’s unique viticulture. With its volcanic aspa soil, Santorini is able to produce wine that is rich in minerals with light-flavored notes. The island’s grapes are grown in baskets that are set close to the soil — an act that helps moisture from rain to be retained. Tour the cellars of each wine estate, and follow the production process through from harvesting the grapes through to maturing the wine. Walk with your guide around one of the estate’s volcanic vineyards, and sip on up to 12 different varietals of the island wine, including local vinsanto and assyrtiko. Nibbles such as olives, bread and cheese are also included. Sunset Tour: (May 15 – September 30)Enjoy the tour as described above, but arrive at your last wine estate, the renowned Venetsanos Winery in time to watch the sun set. Make your way to the open terrace for an alfresco wine tasting and a plate of tapas with views of the Santorini caldera set against the Aegean Sea before you return to your hotel.

• Hotel / Airbnb pickup and drop-off

• Transport by air-conditioned modern Mercedes-Benz minivan

• Wine tour guide

• 12 wine tastings

• Local cheese and snacks alongside wine-tastings

• Mineral water alongside wine-tastings

• Platter of local tapas and snacks at the last winery (if sunset tour option selected)

• Gratuities