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Santorini d’Or!
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ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ÁÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ ∆Ô‡ÚÎÔ˘˜.
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∏ ÔÈÓÈ΋ «ÁÏÒÛÛ·» ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Â›Ó·È ÂËÚ·Ṳ̂ÓË ·fi ÙË Î·ÙÔunique
characteristics are what give the Santorini wines
their distinctive character. Due to the soil composition,
phylloxera, the insect that destroyed a huge part of the
vineyards around the world during the past two centuries,
was not able to survive in Santorini and thus destroy its
vineyards. That is why the local vineyards are indigenous
and have not been substituted by American varieties, like
most vineyards in the world have, in order to survive
phylloxera.
(note: Elsewhere, the local varieties have been grafted on
American varieties as the roots of the latter are resistant to
√È ‰˘Ó·ÙÔ› ¿ÓÂÌÔÈ Î·È Ô ¤ÓÙÔÓÔ˜ ‹ÏÈÔ˜ ‰ËÌÈÔ‡ÚÁËÛ·Ó Î·È ¤Ó·
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ÍËÚÈÎÔ› (‰ËÏ·‰‹ ‰ÂÓ ÔÙ›˙ÔÓÙ·È), ·›ÚÓÔ˘Ó fï˜ ÓÂÚfi ·fi ÙËÓ
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ÎÂÈ· Ù˘ Ó‡¯Ù·˜.
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∞ı‹ÚÈ Î·È ÙÔ ∞ˉ¿ÓÈ, ÙȘ ÙÚÂȘ Ï¢Τ˜ ÔÈÎÈϛ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, Ô
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Û ÌÈÎÚfiÙÂÚË ÔÛfiÙËÙ·, ·fi ÙȘ ÔÈÎÈϛ˜ ª·Ó‰ËÏ·ÚÈ¿
Î·È ª·˘ÚÔÙÚ¿Á·ÓÔ. ºËÌ›˙ÂÙ·È Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË
√∞ (√ÓÔÌ·Û›· ÚÔ¤Ï¢Û˘ ∞ÓˆÙ¤Ú·˜ ÔÈfiÙËÙ·˜) ·fi ÙȘ
ÙÚÂȘ Ï¢Τ˜ ÔÈÎÈϛ˜ (Û˘¯Ó¿ ÙÔÓ Û˘Ó·ÓÙԇ̠ÌfiÓÔ ·fi
∞Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ), ¤Ó· ÍËÚfi Ï¢Îfi Ô›ÓÔ Ì ·ÚÒÌ·Ù· ÂÛÂÚȉÔÂȉÒÓ,
Ôχ ηϋ Ô͇ÙËÙ· Î·È ÌÂÙ·ÏÏÈÎfiÙËÙ·. ∞fi Ù· ·Á·Ë̤ӷ ÙÔ˘
·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÔ‡ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ· Â›Ó·È Â›Û˘ ÙÔ ÁÏ˘Îfi Vinsanto, ·fi
ÏÈ·ÛÙ¿ ÏÂ˘Î¿ ÛٷʇÏÈ·, Ô˘ ·Ï·ÈÒÓÂÈ Û ‰Ú‡ÈÓ· ‚·Ú¤ÏÈ· ηÈ
¤¯ÂÈ ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ· ‰˘Ó·ÙfiÙËÙ· ·Ú·ÌÔÓ‹˜ ÛÙË ÊÈ¿ÏË.
the phylloxera insect)
The strong winds and the scorching sun have obliged the
locals to come up with a very particular way of pruning.
The locals call it kouloura or gyristi (coil or turn). They
prune the vineyards so that they resemble a large basket
made of branches. In this way, the newly developed scions
develop in the interior of the “basket” and are protected by
the strong winds and the sand that the wind carries with it.
The island’s vineyards are xeric (anhydrous); that is, they
are not being watered, but absorb the humidity that is
collected in the volcanic soil of the island during the night.
In this unique ecosystem, the Santorini vineyards that
consist of the Asyrtiko, Atheri and Aedani varieties,
produce several white wines with an impressive assortment
of different characteristics. Santorini also produces red
wines, from the Mandelaria and Mavrotragano varieties,
but in smaller quantities. Probably the most famous
Designation of Origin of Superior Quality wine of Santorini
is made of the Asyrtiko variety; it is a dry white wine, with
citrus aromas, of good acidity and brassiness. Another very
popular and famous Santorini wine is the sweet Vinsanto,