Santo Wines
Clifftop winery growing ancient volcanic vines coiled into windbreak baskets above the caldera.
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This guide stands at Santo Wines on Santorini's caldera edge and starts with a vine that lived for ninety years. It follows the island's odd way of growing grapes, woven into low baskets on dark volcanic soil, and takes in the north wind, the scarce rain and the cooperative of growers behind the winery. Best heard on the terrace with a glass in hand.
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