History of Wine in Santorini: How Assyrtiko Put Greece on the World Wine Map

At first glance, Santorini looks like the last place on earth where wine should thrive. Sparse rainfall, fierce Aegean winds, and soil made entirely of volcanic ash hardly suggest abundance. And yet, Santorini has produced wine continuously for over 3,500 years, shaping not only the island’s identity but also Greece’s reputation in the international wine […]