The mountain village of Pyrgos Kallistis is located at the foot of Mount Profitis Ilias and is surrounded by vineyards that produce the famous white wines of the Assyrtiko variety. In the steep, medieval streets there are wine bars and taverns, galleries and boutiques. The Santorini Museum of the Past presents exhibits from the island’s […]

Assyrtiko or Asyrtiko is a white Greek wine grape indigenous to the island of Santorini. Assyrtiko is widely planted in the arid volcanic-ash-rich soil of Santorini.On Santorini, many old vine plantations (over 70 years of age) of Assyrtiko exist, of which many are non-grafted. These plantations have shown resistance to Phylloxera. As the only European […]