Santo Wines, Santorini
My father is a teetotaller. He has never
tasted even a drop of alcohol. That being said his colleagues have always tried
to trick him into slipping him liquor into his fruit juices. My first encounter
with wine was at his party only; when I was with my parents. I have immensely
respected my dad for his firm practice. I respect all the guys who are not into
the alcohol rut. However I never expected my partner to be like my Dad.
The three main crops of volcanic Santorini: grapes, tomatoes and beans |
When I met my would be fiancé/ husband, on
further conversation I learnt that he had never tasted alcohol in his entire
life. Being a non alcoholic medico that too a surgeon is itself commendable. I
mean the life threatening stress, long working hours and the continuous misery
of patients compels the doctors to resort to alcohol as a method to blow off
the steam. I was absolutely floored by this habit of his and knew immediately
that he would be a responsible partner.
Being the daughter of a total teetotaller
and wife of the same breed, its strange that I have a thing for fine drinks. I
mean more expensive, the merrier. I love champagne and red wine and rose and always make
it a point to taste the native drinks of whichever place we are visiting. But
having said that drinking for me is just a few sips. I can’t intake more than
that :D Fortunately neither my dad had has forbidden me doing so and nor my
husband. I have been able to follow my heart everywhere.
I find grapevines absolutely beautiful! |
Greece is the land of wines and other
alcoholic products. The wines of Santorini are world famous. The vines there
grow all over the ground instead of the frames here in India or Italy. It is
believed that the volcanic soil imparts immense acridity to the grape juice
which makes the wines of Santorini world famous.
I had never seen so many grapevines at one place and that too by the picturesque caldera! |
As soon as we had entered Santorini, we
could spot grape vines all over the place. There are just three crops in this
entire volcanic island: grapes (of course), special type of tomatoes and beans.
And these three crops are unique to this island. Since I am fond of wines, I
have a thing for winery too. There are many wineries on this island (obviously)
but the largest and the most famous is the Santo Winery. The second best is the
Boutari Winery. All the wineries are mainly in Pyrgos village. Several buses
arrive here with loads of tourists from Fira everyday.
Preparation for Wine tasting... |
On our third morning after our excursion to
Red beach, we headed towards the Pyrgos Village. The Santo wines was rather
huge. It was luxurious. One entire side of the hall was coverd by glass that
overlooked the caldera. Sunsets are best witnessed while sipping wine here.
The package consisting of the winery tour and wine tasting was rather
expensive; there was no point in paying for two as the second platter would go
waste. I can hardly drink an entire glass of strong wine; leave alone two
entire platters :D
Gorgeous views of the caldera from inside the winery |
In the hope of being able to pay for just
the tour, we headed to the Boutari winery. That was a beautiful place too.
However the next slot for the tour was after one and a half hours. A tourist
never has that amount of waiting time. So after exploring the place, we left
for Oia. I would consider the trips to the wineries the most economic yet
satisfying in our entire iterinary!
Having a great time at the Boutari winery |
The Boutari Wine cellar |
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6 comments
These photos are so cute!! Love it girl!! You always go to the most unique locations..makes me want to travel even more! I'm a big fan of wine, so this would be the ultimate location for me :)
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Lovely place, I heard of it a lot! This summer I went to Santorini but I didn't go there, next time! ;) Thanks for your comment in my blog, would you like to follow each other?:)
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