Santorini: Rooted in the volcano

Contents

A Toast instead of a Prologue

Arrival

First ascent

A pilgrimage ascent to Ancient Thera

The birth of an island

Rooted in prehistory
– First there was…
– On prosperous Thera
– The jars evidence
– The winepress confirms
– Wine delights

Steps in history
– Thera and the Ptolemies
– And then, came the Franks!

Walking through the vines

The terroir

The vine and the “ampelies”
Pantelleria

Canaves
– “Afoures” and “bombes”
– From the “liastra” to “canavaki”
– Wine in a goatskin bag!

“Vedema”, that is grape-harvest

The varietals
– Athiri and Voudomato, Platani and Aidani
– Assyrtiko, thelord of the island
– Mandilaria, the strong tradition
– Aidani, the delicate (noblesse oblige)
– Athiri, the subtle
– Voudomato, the tasty (sweet ruby)
– Gaidouria and Katsano, the patient ones
– The Santorini vineyard

Tomato versus wine

The wine of explosions

Let us go in an older time

Contemporary stars

Vinsanto – agelong sweetness

Dinner is served
– Tank Santorini wines
– Barelled Santorini wines
– Nychteri
– Rose wines
– Mandilaria
– Mavrotragano
– Vinsanto

Their Santorini
– Argyros Estate
– Art Space
– Volcanic Slopes Vineyards
– Gaia Wines
– Avantis Winery
– Union of Santorini Cooperatives – Santowines
– Boutari Winery
– Gavalas Winery
– Karamolegos Winery
– Koutsoyannopoulos Winery
– Hatzidakis Winery
– Domaine Sigalas
– Venetsanos Winery
– Vassaltis Vineyards
– Canava Chrysos – Yannis Tselepos
– Acroterra Wines
– Canava Roussos
– Mikra Thira
– Yorgos Hatzigiannakis