Santorini Wine (Assyrtiko)
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The Verdict
Essential if you drink wine — the volcanic Assyrtiko grown on Santorini is among the world's great white wines, and the reason wine belongs in a Greece trip.
Why go
To taste Assyrtiko grown in woven baskets on volcanic soil, on an island where viticulture is 3,000 years old. The wine explains the landscape and is genuinely world-class.
Understand the place
Assyrtiko grown in basket-trained vines on volcanic soil, among the world's great whites. Mineral, saline and bone-dry, and the reason wine belongs on a Greece itinerary.
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