The Places · Greece
Santorini
Made By profiles 8 places in Santorini, spanning winery, distillery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Estate Argyros
Santorini, Greece
Among Santorini's organic producers, Estate Argyros earns its place at the top of the conversation through vines that in some cases predate the modern Greek state. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige in 2025, the winery works with centuries-old ungrafted stock in the island's volcanic interior, producing Assyrtiko and Vinsanto that consistently place it in the island's most serious peer group.
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02.Winery
Artemis Karamolegos Winery
Santorini, Greece
Situated in Exo Gonia on the volcanic southern arc of Santorini, Artemis Karamolegos Winery holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) and works within one of Greece's most geologically distinctive wine-producing environments. The winery draws from the island's ancient Assyrtiko vines and volcanic soils to produce wines that reflect the particular character of this terrain rather than international stylistic templates.
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03.Winery
Venetsanos Winery
Santorini, Greece
Venetsanos Winery occupies a dramatic caldera-facing position on the Megalochori road, placing it among Santorini's most scenically positioned wine estates. Recognised with a Pearl 2 Star Prestige award in 2025, it sits in the upper tier of the island's structured wine scene. Visitors come for the combination of volcanic-terroir Assyrtiko and a setting that makes the geology of the wine legible from the terrace.
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04.Winery
Koutsoyannopoulos Winery
Santorini, Greece
Koutsoyannopoulos Winery sits in Vothonas, one of Santorini's quieter inland villages, at a remove from the caldera-facing tourist circuit. Holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige award for 2025, it occupies a recognised tier among the island's producers. For visitors building a serious itinerary around Santorini's volcanic wine culture, it represents a more grounded point of entry than the cliff-edge cooperatives.
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05.Winery
SantoWines (Santorini Coop)
Santorini, Greece
SantoWines, the Santorini cooperative founded at Pyrgos Kallistis, holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) and represents the island's collective viticulture at scale. Operating from volcanic soils planted primarily with Assyrtiko, the cooperative brings together hundreds of grower-members whose basket-trained vines feed a cellar programme spanning dry whites, Nykteri, and Vinsanto. It sits within a comparable set that includes Estate Argyros and Artemis Karamolegos Winery as benchmarks for the island's quality tier.
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06.Winery
Vassaltis Vineyards
Santorini, Greece
Vassaltis Vineyards sits along the Vourvoulos-Oia peripheral road in Santorini, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) that positions it among the island's more formally recognised producers. Santorini's volcanic terroir and indigenous Assyrtiko grape define the context here, and Vassaltis operates within that tradition at a tier where the credentials do the talking before the wine is even poured.
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07.Distillery
Canava Santorini Distillery (1974)
Santorini, Greece
Operating from the village of Mesaria since 1974, Canava Santorini Distillery holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) and occupies a specific tier among the island's heritage producers. The operation sits away from the caldera-view circuit, drawing visitors interested in the production side of Santorini's wine and spirits tradition rather than the scenery. It represents an older, less publicised strand of the island's making culture.
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08.Distillery
Caldera Distillery
Santorini, Greece
Caldera Distillery operates out of Perivolos on the southern end of Santorini, holding a Pearl 1 Star Prestige award from 2025. It sits within a distillery tradition that runs parallel to the island's better-known wine circuit, offering a production-focused alternative to the caldera-view tasting rooms that dominate the north. For visitors who have worked through the island's major wineries, Caldera Distillery represents a distinct category of Santorini spirits production.
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