Santorini Shore Excursion: Private Wine Tasting and Vineyard Tour
Santorini, Greece
Trip Type: Ports of Call Tours
Duration: 4 hours
Leave your cruise ship at Santorini Port, and sip your way around the island on a private morning or sunset wine tour! The 4-hour shore excursion includes visits to three of the island’s traditional wineries where you can sample many varietals of local wine. Learn about the assyrtiko grape and hear about Santorini’s island viticulture that produces some of the Mediterranean’s beloved wine. Explore wine cellars, savor local specialties, and enjoy personalized attention from a private guide.
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Leave your cruise ship at Santorini Port, and sip your way around the island on a private morning or sunset wine tour! The 4-hour shore excursion includes visits to three of the island’s traditional wineries where you can sample many varietals of local wine. Learn about the assyrtiko grape and hear about Santorini’s island viticulture that produces some of the Mediterranean’s beloved wine. Explore wine cellars, savor local specialties, and enjoy personalized attention from a private guide.
Travel from Santorini Port to three traditional wineries in Santorini. As you travel by air-conditioned minibus, chat with your private guide about the history of wine production on the island, and learn about the different varietals that you may try throughout the day. The wineries visited depend on the tour you choose; select your preferred option when booking. Both tours finish with a drop-off at the port.
Morning Tour:
Visit Boutari Winery, an estate considered as a winemaking institution in Santorini. Learn about its winemaking heritage, and visit the private cellars to see where its award-winning produce is left to ferment and mature. Continue to the tasting room to sample four glasses of wine, and enjoy a platter of local cheese, olives, tomatoes and bread, too. As you sip and savor, learn about the wine from the estate’s own wine-expert guide.
Your second visit is to Gravalas Winery, a traditional Greek wine cellar that dates back to the mid-19th century. Explore the old cellars, seeing the huge vinsanto (dessert wine) barrels, and then visit the foot-stomping room where grapes are still crushed by foot! In the winery’s quaint backyard, enjoy another wine tasting and sample up to four glasses of wine made with regional grapes such as assyrtiko and nykteri.
On your way to the coast, stop at the Yellow Donkey brewery (excluding Sundays) to break up your morning wine tour with an introduction to the island’s beer! Sample ale, blonde and IPA beer, and learn about the characteristics of the malty brews from your guide. Then, head toward the sea for your final wine tasting — this time on the beach! The wine produced at Gaia Winery is matured on the sea floor, roughly 492 feet (150 meters) underwater.
Sunset Tour:
After visits to Boutari and Gravalas wineries, head straight to Santo Winery for a wine tasting with sunset views. Take a seat in the tasting area, and enjoy a glass of sparkling wine before finishing on a high note — with a glass of the winery’s legendary vinsanto wine.
Worry-Free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return to Santorini Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.
Morning Tour:
Visit Boutari Winery, an estate considered as a winemaking institution in Santorini. Learn about its winemaking heritage, and visit the private cellars to see where its award-winning produce is left to ferment and mature. Continue to the tasting room to sample four glasses of wine, and enjoy a platter of local cheese, olives, tomatoes and bread, too. As you sip and savor, learn about the wine from the estate’s own wine-expert guide.
Your second visit is to Gravalas Winery, a traditional Greek wine cellar that dates back to the mid-19th century. Explore the old cellars, seeing the huge vinsanto (dessert wine) barrels, and then visit the foot-stomping room where grapes are still crushed by foot! In the winery’s quaint backyard, enjoy another wine tasting and sample up to four glasses of wine made with regional grapes such as assyrtiko and nykteri.
On your way to the coast, stop at the Yellow Donkey brewery (excluding Sundays) to break up your morning wine tour with an introduction to the island’s beer! Sample ale, blonde and IPA beer, and learn about the characteristics of the malty brews from your guide. Then, head toward the sea for your final wine tasting — this time on the beach! The wine produced at Gaia Winery is matured on the sea floor, roughly 492 feet (150 meters) underwater.
Sunset Tour:
After visits to Boutari and Gravalas wineries, head straight to Santo Winery for a wine tasting with sunset views. Take a seat in the tasting area, and enjoy a glass of sparkling wine before finishing on a high note — with a glass of the winery’s legendary vinsanto wine.
Worry-Free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return to Santorini Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.
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