Visit to a Wine Museum and Wine Tasting in Santorini
Description
Visit the winery (Volcan Wines) and the wine museum located in Santorini Vothonas on the road to Kamari beach. It is a small family business from the year 1880. Modern machinery replaced by stainless steel, as was natural wooden utensils and tools. The vinification of the wines made in traditional style and a functional infrastructure building, which houses the production facility and an impressive wine museum natural soutirage 8 meters under the ground and 300 meters long, showing the history of wine and life Santorini farmer from year 1660 until 1950se representations with movable and immovable similarity and automatic personal tour with sound effects.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The wine museum is located in a natural cave eight meters below ground. It is the only one of its kind in Greece and it took the Koutsoyannopoulos family, fourth-generation wine makers, 21 years to build it. Entrance fees 14euro per person included The visitors of the museum have the opportunity to learn about the history of wine and the life of vine-growers in Santorini since the 1660s through an automatic audio guide, available in 14 languages or a guidebook, available in 22 languages. At the end of the tour, wines produced in Koutsoyannopoulos winery are available for tasting in the winery’s tasting room.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
For CRUISE passengers the meeting point is the exit of cable car at the top.( we need to know the time of arrival and name ship)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
If today you don't feel like doing the usual beach life and want something different, well, Santorini Wine Museum is the perfect alternative. An exhibition itinerary that tells the story of the two Koutsoyannopoulos brothers, the first to start the cultivation of vines in Santorini and to produce wine there, with all the difficulties of the case: from the unsuitable lava soil to the crops, up to the strong wind that breaks through and destroys the plants. The museum is full of vintage objects, historical reconstructions with self-propelled automata, large explanatory plates in English: audio guides are also available. At the end, there is an "experience". The tasting of some local wines produced by the descendants of the Koutsoyannopoulos brothers, with presentation and explanation provided by a sommelier and accompaniment of canapés. About two hours is the average length of the visit, really interesting and also fun, with the chance to learn something new (for example, the particular technique used on the island to remove the vine plants from the harsh winds) and to drink two or three glasses of good wine!
Grazie di cuore per il tuo bellissimo commento! 😊 Siamo davvero felici che tu abbia apprezzato la visita al Wine Museum e che l’esperienza ti sia sembrata interessante, divertente e diversa dal solito. La storia della famiglia Koutsoyannopoulos è davvero affascinante, e ci fa piacere sapere che hai colto le sfide che hanno affrontato e superato con passione e dedizione. La degustazione finale è sempre un momento speciale, e sapere che l’hai vissuta con entusiasmo ci riempie di gioia! Ti aspettiamo sempre con piacere per un altro brindisi insieme! 🍷 Un caro saluto da Santorini!
Can not rate this experience because our driver did not show up until 15 min after our tour was suposed to start and it was a half hour drive to the place. So I had to cancel it then had to fight to get my money back. Viator said they needed to talk with the driver first!. They tried contacting him several times the day of the tour as did I but no response from the driver until he showed up late telling me he was at my hotel were was I at! Seriously??? We were on out last day in Santorini so very disappointed!
The personnel was friendly and professional. The place offered great view how wine is produced in Santorini. In addition wine tasting offered possibility to learn something more about local wines.
Museum was good and so was the wine tasting. But the experience from the company that took us there and back was not the best. We had no idea when we were being collected and had to contact them ourselves. It dampened the experience.
It is nice to discover the history behind the wine before you try them. Friendly and courteous staff.
Visited this wine museum as something to do for a short period one afternoon. We took the bronze package which was about €21pp. The museum was sweet and gave you the history of wine making on the island. The wine tasting was very informative and this whole experience wasn't a pressured thing to buy or tip.
Thank you for sharing your experience at our wine museum! We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the Bronze package and found the museum’s history of wine making on the island interesting. It’s wonderful to know that the wine tasting was informative and that you felt no pressure to buy or tip. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back again soon!
Wine museum was great and informative! Their dessert wine is tally unique and you'll not get it out of the wine museum. Be sure to grab your bottles before you leave. I'll give a 5/5 for the wine museum alone, the rating was brought down by the terrible service of the driver. Our driver Spyros was late. His driving was rather reckless. He wasn't friendly like the other tour guide/driver we had on the island, maybe he's just a freelancer. Worse, he mixed up the hours and rushed us to leave the wine museum early. Not even a word of apology after I showed him the booking detail.
It was a quaint museum with very friendly people. It was a bit old and tired , but interesting. Of course we were there in a very hot day and couldn’t enjoy the outdoors area.
Thanks for wine tastic and great museum. Easy tour and the easiest way to visit it communication was easy and we enjoyed it very much.
Thank you for your review! We're delighted to hear that you had a wine-tastic experience and enjoyed the great museum on our tour. We're glad that the tour was easy and provided you with the easiest way to visit. It's great to know that the communication was easy and that you thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We greatly appreciate your feedback and thank you for choosing us. We look forward to serving you again in the future for more enjoyable adventures!
This was absolutely amazing! The transfer went well and the experiences was great. Be prepared for stairs in the museum.
Thank you for your review . We hope see you again!
