6 h

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About this activity

Start your Santorini wine & food tour with a hotel pickup, and then relax on the short transfer to a local vineyard - the Boutari Winery - that’s etched into the mountainside on volcanic soil. Producing some of Santorini’s renowned volcanic wine, the vineyard relies on mineral-rich aspa (the region's unique soil) that helps create wine with crisp notes and distinctive high acidity.

After sampling some of the wine, continue to your second traditional Santorini estate, the Gavalas winery , to learn more about the various types of Santorini wine that is produced on the island. Hear about assytriko, a widely cultivated white-wine grape, as well as wines such as nykteri and vinsanto that are both made from assytriko but boast entirely different flavors.

After visiting the winery, it's time for your cooking class. Meet the chef at Artemis Karamolegos Winery, and then roll up your sleeves to help out with the preparation of several Santorini dishes. As you cook, listen to stories about the country’s gastronomy from your chef and learn about the typical dishes of Santorini. While the dishes cooked during your class will vary each time, you can expect to cook some Santorini staples such as tomato fritters, Greek salad of Santorini and a meat dish cooked with signature sweet vinsanto wine.

Towards the end of your session, sit down with your group to eat your creations along with more wine. Water is served alongside the dishes, and you can also try the Vinsanto to finish your meal like a local.

Before bidding your chef a fond farewell, take a recipe card to recreate the dishes back at home. Then, return to your minibus and finish your Santorini food experience with a hotel drop-off.

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Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
8 tastings of wine at two traditional wineries of Santorini (Boutari Winery and Gavalas Winery)
Cooking class at Aroma Avlis Food and Wine Restaurant (Artemis Karamolegos Winery)
Professional Chef
Professional guide at the wineries
Full 3-course lunch after the cooking lesson including wine and Vinsanto
Recipe card
Mineral water

Not included

Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Hotel pick-ups will be done to the closest accessible areas; parts of Santorini are in a slope and can't be accessed by vehicles
Minimum age for the consumption of alcohol is 18 years
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
The wines served during the tour are mainly whites and dessert wines, as these are the kind of wines the island of Santorini produces. This is a gentle note for guests that only drink red wine.
Tour route: · Boutari Winery or Estate Argyros · Gavalas Winery or Venetsanos Winery · Aroma Avlis Food & Wine (Artemis Karamolegos Winery)
Cooking lesson menu:
Greek salad, Santorini version (vegetarian)
Tomato-fritters (traditional Santorini appetizer, vegetarian)
Local pork fillet on sweet "Vinsanto" wine sauce (signature Santorini dish)

Features

Food

90%

Tourism

85%

Cultural

75%

Original

40%

Reviews

4.8

35

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Rosanna B

5 | 2019-07-03

This was an incredible tour, a highlight of our honeymoon and hands down the best wine tour we have ever been on in the US and Europe. Cooking class was very fun, and the food was delicious and plentiful. We cannot say enough good things about this tour.

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peegoo69

5 | 2018-10-06

Our driver Anton turned out to be a sommelier and was incredibly informative and passionate. We learned so much about wine and how to appreciate it that made the tour experience far exceed expectations. The chef Talia was a cute young lady with a lot of energy. This tour was absolutely one of the best we have booked anywhere.

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cmhelm7

5 | 2017-08-20

Michael's knowledge of wine, food and Santorini culture was fantastic

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