Santorini 3-Winery Tour: 12 Wine Tastings with Oia Sunset
Taste wines made the way Santorini has made them for seventy years, then watch the island's most famous sunset.
A 4.5-hour winery tour of Santorini that takes you through three family vineyards: starting with the Karamolegos winery, founded in 1952, where you taste six wines including rare traditional varieties like Assyrtiko and Vinsanto, then to an authentic, laid-back tasting at Arvanitis, where you sample Nychteri and Roze alongside homemade olive oil and sun-dried tomatoes, and ending at Oia for sunset with four glasses of wine. The guide speaks English, pickup is included, and the minimum age is 18.
Step-by-step itinerary
Santorini winery tour and sunset
- Visit Karamolegos winery and taste 6 wines
- Enjoy traditional tasting at Arvanitis winery
- Experience Oia village and watch sunset
- Drink 4 glasses of wine during sunset
- Estate Argyros Entry included 45m
- Artemis Karamolegos Winery Entry included 1h
- Megalochori - Traditional Village Entry included 20m
- Oia 45m
What’s included
- All 12 wine tastings across three wineries.
- snacks at each stop.
- a gift box with Ouzo.
- pickup and drop-off at your hotel.
- air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle with WiFi on board.
- English-speaking guide throughout the tour.
- Every day 16:00
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Visit three family-run wineries in Santorini and taste 12 wines: Assyrtiko, Vinsanto, Nychteri and more.
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The experience
You're picked up from your hotel in a brand-new Mercedes and driven to the first winery in Exo Gonia, where the Karamolegos family has been growing grapes since 1952. The tour walks you through the vineyard and the production story: how the grandfather planted for family use, how his son kept it small, and how the grandson Artemis took over in 2003 and began bottling rare Santorini varieties that had nearly disappeared. You taste six wines here: the crisp Assyrtiko, the aged Nychteri made from overripe grapes and kept in old Russian or French barrels, the sweet Vinsanto, and others. The winery is small enough that you're not moving through a tourist line. You're standing where the wine is actually made.
The second stop is Arvanitis, a family-run tasting room where the pace slows further. Here you taste Roze, Brousko, Mezzo, and more Vinsanto and Nychteri: wines made in the same traditional way, aged in the same kind of barrels. Between tastings, the family sells what they grow themselves: olive oil, vinegar, sun-dried tomatoes, Greek fava, jams, and lemonsanto, a liquor made from 100% Santorinian lemons. There's no rush. You eat snacks, drink water, and move at the rhythm of the tasting itself.
The tour ends in Oia as the sun drops toward the Aegean. You stand in the village (the one that looks like a glamorous town now, all white buildings and blue domes) with four glasses of wine waiting. The sunset here is the one people come to Santorini to see, and you're watching it with a drink in your hand after a day spent inside the wineries that made what you're tasting. The driver brings you back to your hotel after dark.
Top questions
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What wines will I taste on this Santorini winery tour?
You taste 12 wines across the three stops: at Karamolegos, six wines including Assyrtiko, Nychteri (aged in old barrels), and Vinsanto; at Arvanitis, another round of Roze, Brousko, Mezzo, Nychteri and Vinsanto; and at Oia, four glasses of wine as you watch the sunset. Nychteri is a traditional Santorinian wine made from overripe grapes, which gives it a deeper, richer flavor than the crisp white Assyrtiko.
How long is this tour and what time does it end?
The tour runs 4.5 hours total. It ends in Oia at sunset, so you'll be back at your hotel after dark. The exact start time depends on your hotel location, but the itinerary is timed so you arrive in Oia as the sun begins to set.
What is included in the price?
The tour includes all 12 wine tastings, snacks at each winery, a gift box with Ouzo, pickup and drop-off at your hotel, and an air-conditioned Mercedes vehicle. WiFi is available on board. Gratuities are not included.
What makes the Karamolegos winery special?
Karamolegos is a family operation that started in 1952 when the grandfather planted his vineyard in Exo Gonia. In 2003, his grandson Artemis took over and began replanting rare traditional Santorini grape varieties (Assyrtiko, Aidani, and Mavrotragano) that had nearly disappeared. The winery tour walks you through the vineyard and the family's seventy-year story before you taste the wines they produce.
Is this tour suitable for someone visiting Santorini for the first time?
Yes. The tour covers the island's wine heritage and ends with the famous Oia sunset, so you see both what Santorini makes and what it's known for. The guide speaks English and explains the wines and the wineries as you go. The minimum age is 18 because of the wine tastings.
What should I know about the Arvanitis winery?
Arvanitis is a laid-back, family-run winery that's been operating since the 1950s. Beyond wine, the family sells homemade products they grow themselves: olive oil, vinegar, sun-dried tomatoes, jams, Greek fava (a yellow split pea dip), and lemonsanto, a liquor made with 100% Santorinian lemons. The tasting here is more intimate than a commercial operation. You're tasting in a family space.
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Santorini 3-Winery Tour: 12 Wine Tastings with Oia Sunset
4h 30m · EN · at your hotel
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