The Santo Co-op is a collaborative effort of the wine and food exporters of Santorini. The SantoWines division began in 1942 with the mission of "Collectiveness - Quality - Authenticity - Sustainable Development."
In 1992, SantoWines built an environmentally sustainable winery that is located on the edge of Caldera in Pyrgos village in the middle of Santorini, SantoWines sees over 80,000 visitors per year. Visitors are welcome to a guided tour of the winery, a taste experience at the wine bar, a complimentary documentary film, to purchase traditional wine accessories and food products in the gift shop or simply to sit on the balcony and take in the view.
The winery was built as a five story structure and throughout the winemaking process, the wine spends time on each. The wine is transferred from level to level by way of gravity with minimal exposure to pumps.
SantoWines is the largest producer on the island and represents all the vine cultivators of the island. The coop is committed to producing authentic Santorini wines of superior quality with respect to Santorini vinification tradition.
The winery currently produces a variety of AOC wines from the grapes Assyrtiko, Nykteri, Aidani, Athiri, Mavrotragano and Mandilaria. The coop also makes Vinsanto wines which are traditional dessert wines made from dried grapes in a blend of Assytiko, Aidani and Athiri.
The cooperative is also responsible for many food exports such as the famous capers and tomato paste of the island.
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