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Assyrtiko is a white Greek wine grape indigenous to the island of Santorini. Assyrtiko is the most widely planted on Santorini, an island known forarid volcanic-ash-rich soils, harsh winds and hot temperatures. 

Santorini is a classified region of Europe under PDO Santorini. They island is known for it's Santori wine made of 100% Assyrtiko, Nykteri wines made of 75% or more Assyrtiko and the remaining percentage deriving from Aidani and Athiri and the sweet Vinsanto made up of 51%+ Assyrtiko with the remaning percentage deriving from Aidani and Athiri as well as other local varieties. Assyrtiko is often referred to as a white wine with a red wine's character due to it's full body and weight. Assyrtiko is a large-clustered, thin-skinned white grape that can be vinified dry to sweet. Dry wines are generally intensely mineral, high acid, full of citrus making this perfect company for a variety of foods, particularly grilled seafoods.

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Argyros Red Blend Santorini Atlantis
Winery: Atlantis
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Type: Table Wines

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Buffalo Chicken Tenders with Blue Cheese Coleslaw

There’s a lot of chopping and breading and frying involved with this recipe, given to us by Scott Youkilis of San Francisco’s Maverick restaurant, but we found the results to be well worth it. W... Read more »

Nico Lazaridi Queen of Hearts
Winery: Queen of Hearts
Region: Greece » Macedonia
Type: Table Wines

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Tofu and Broccolini Pad See Ew

In this vegetarian version of the popular Thai dish, we pan-fry tofu to lend it some texture and use soy sauce to pump up the flavor. Combined with crunchy broccolini and a sweet-salty sauce, it’s ... Read more »

Lyrarakis Assyrtiko
Winery: Lyrarakis Wines
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Type: Table Wines

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Hoisin Explosion Chicken

Unlike in gluey takeout versions of stir-fry, the sauce here is perfectly balanced and light. The Chinese technique of velveting keeps the chicken succulent and tender, and prepping the stir-fry in... Read more »

Nico Lazaridi Queen of Hearts
Winery: Nico Lazaridi
Region: Macedonia
Type: Table Wines

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Saucy Lemon Chicken

Need to make something simple for dinner? Try this easy lemon chicken recipe and you can have dinner ready in minutes!! It's lower in sodium but not lower in flavor. Read more »

Muses Estate Assyrtiko 9
Winery: Domaine des Muses
Region: Greece » Central Greece
Type: Table Wines

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Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are coated with a mixture of eggs, flour, hot sauce, garlic, salt and pepper then fried crisp and served with BBQ sauce. Recipe courtesy of David Klotkin of Prime ... Read more »

Domaine Costa Lazaridi Amethystos Blanc
Winery: Domaine Costa Lazaridi
Region: Macedonia » Drama
Type: Table Wines

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Chicken Pasta with Thyme-Mint Cream Sauce

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Claudia Papayianni Sauvignon Blanc Assyrtiko Ex'Arnon
Winery: Domaine Claudia Papayianni
Region: Greece » Macedonia
Type: Table Wines

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Chèvre-Olive-Parsley Spread

Try this Frenchified spread the next time you want to channel your inner Euro. It’s a great accompaniment to roasted chicken , fresh-cut cucumber, or roasted beets . This recipe was featured as ... Read more »

Greek Wine Cellars Assyrtiko Santorini
Winery: Greek Wine Cellars
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Type: Table Wines

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Fried Rice 3

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Argyros Rose Atlantis
Winery: Argyros
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Type: Table Wines

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Roasted Red Pepper–Feta Dip

Roasted red pepper dip often suffers from lackluster flavor. To avoid that pitfall, we blacken the peppers and save the liquid they release after steaming, then blend it all together with feta for ... Read more »

Argyros Atlantis Rose
Winery: Argyros
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Color: Rosé Wines

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Chicken kiev with wild garlic butter

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Greek Means Good: WSJ Reporter Hails Ancient Country's Wines

It's been said that Greeks are the biggest fans of Greek wine and that the rest of the world isn't missing out on anything if they say no to vino from the land of Mt. Olympus.

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Santorini Vinsanto

Meet Vinsanto: An ancient winemaking tradition of Santorini, Greece. Just ask any Santorini winemaker -- Vinsanto (spelled without a space) isn’t a holy wine from Italy, as you may have previously thought. Throughout history, Santorini rule changed han...

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Getting to know: Ben Carter

We've had great success with our series of wine recommendations from some of our favorite wine writers but now it’s time to get up close and personal. Over to coming months we’re going to take the time to introduce you to our wine writing friends. By t...

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89065Gregory Dal Piaz

Top White Wines from Santorini tasted 8/2013

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Top White Wines from Santorini tasted 8/2013

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Artemis Karamolegos Assyrtiko (2013)

Winery: Artemis Karamolegos Winery
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

This smells almost sweet on the nose with lots of baked apple, lemon cream pie aromas over a base of dusty and white peppery minerality. Bright and clear on the palate, the texture here is lovely, tissue thin and fine with plenty of juicy acids and the...

Hatzidakis Santorini (2013)

Winery: Hatzidakis Winery
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

Hugely salty and mineral on the nose right out of the bottle with slow to emerge aromas of lightly melony and orange rind tinged fruit. this gains a hint of apricot with additional air but never loses its piercing seabreeze and salty notes. This is ri...

Gavalas Nykteri (2012)

Winery: Gavalas
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

Earthy with the wood from barrel ageing immediately apparent on the nose. It’s well integrated adding resiny, sweet and smoky nuances to the nose but obvious and slightly more pronounced than the ripe pear and green floral notes that emerge in the glas...

Sigalas Santorini (2013)

Winery: Domaine Sigalas
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

Dusty on the nose with decidedly volcanic soil aromas, steely white fruits, a hint of something vaguely celery like, more like cardoon and some dried citrus pith notes. Broad on entry, and rather elegant, this is chiseled in the mouth with great salini...

Argyros Red Blend Santorini Atlantis (2008)

Winery: Atlantis
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Mavrotragano
Type: Table Wines
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Slipstream

I'm guessing this is what I had - Argyros Atlantis Regional Dry Red, 2008 vintage. I liked this winery's white, and this was not a disappointment either. It smelled a bit like a shiraz, smoky and a little sour. The taste was fruity and jammy, with a...

Santorini Hatzidakis Ada 9 (2009)

Winery: Hatzidakis Winery
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Rich Tomko

Moderate acidity throughout with light citrus

Volcan Wines Assyrtiko Santorini Koutsoyannopoulos (2009)

Winery: Volcan Wines
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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tabednar

In the top 100 wines of 2009 in Wine Spectator comes from this small island in Greece. Tasted this after touring the wine museum that is located on the winery property. A bit acidic from the volcanic earth the the grapes are grown in but becomes sweete...

Argyros Ktima Argyros Bareli (2007)

Winery: Argyros
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Constance Chamberlain

Winemaker's notes: Estate Argyros Barrel A special wine produced in very limited quantities, has been created by introducing Santorinian Assyrtico grapes to oak barrels from central France. The sedulous selection of grapes, combined with the fermentati...

Domaine Sigalas Aa Formerly Assyrtiko/Athiri (2012)

Winery: Domaine Sigalas
Region: Greece
Varietal: Assyrtiko
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

Subtle and complex on the nose with a fine blend of floral, dusty mineral and orchard fruit aromas. With excellent focus this enters the mouth broad and firm delivering layers of polleny floral, pithy citrus and minerally flavors that show excellent de...

Volcan Wines Kamaritis (2001)

Winery: Volcan Wines
Region: Greece » Aegean Islands » Santorini
Varietal: Assyrtiko , Aidani , Athiri , Mavrotragano
Type: Dessert/Fortifieds
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tabednar

Made it a secret recipe belonging to the families great-grandfather, this sweet wine is produced in absolutely limited numbers. For this reason it is not found on sale outside the winery. It is aged for ten years in oak barrels before bottling.

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  • Santo Wines Santorini Nykteri 2013

    August 2014

    Santo Wines Santorini Nykteri 2013

    Snoothrank:

    Candied and sweetly floral on the nose with a hint of butteriness and a touch f ... ... On the simple side for Assyrtiko but at the same time this should be wildly popular with anyone who enjoys white wine. Theres a hint of tannin here and austerity that really adds energy on the modest finish. 88p Read More

    Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz


  • Gavalas Nykteri 2012

    August 2014

    Gavalas Nykteri 2012

    Snoothrank:

    No written review

    Wine review by mark


  • Gavalas Nykteri 2012

    August 2014

    Gavalas Nykteri 2012

    Snoothrank:

    Earthy with the wood from barrel ageing immediately apparent on the nose. Its well integrated adding resiny, sweet and smoky nuances to the nose but obvious and slightly more pronounced than the ripe pear and green floral notes that emerge in the glass. Lovely and bright on entry, this has a little weight and just a touch of roundness and creami... Read More

    Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz


  • Sigalas Santorini 2013

    August 2014

    Sigalas Santorini 2013

    Snoothrank:

    Dusty on the nose with decidedly volcanic soil aromas, steely white fruits, a hint of something vaguely celery like, more like cardoon and some dried citrus pith notes. Broad on entry, and rather elegant, this is chiseled in the mouth with great salinity and savoriness up front followed by hints of white peach, lime pith and a faint red apple no... Read More

    Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz


  • Hatzidakis Santorini 2013

    August 2014

    Hatzidakis Santorini 2013

    Snoothrank:

    Hugely salty and mineral on the nose right out of the bottle with slow to emerge aromas of lightly melony and orange rind tinged fruit. this gains a hint of apricot with additional air but never loses its piercing seabreeze and salty notes. This is rich yet cutting in the mouth. A real wow wine with terrific energy even though there is substant... Read More

    Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz


  • Hatzidakis Santorini 2013

    August 2014

    Hatzidakis Santorini 2013

    Snoothrank:

    No written review

    Wine review by mark


  • August 2014

    I’m often asked what my favorite wines are. Just today I was asked what ... ... light and crisp like Assyrtiko from Santorini in Greece, Vinho Verde from Portugal, or Vernacchia or Orvieto from Italy.” All great choices and certainly more than appropriate but when I really stop and think about it not only would I reach for a pinot Blanc, but ... Read More

    From the article Pinot Blanc, Pinot Bianco, Weissburgunder.


  • June 2014

    We've had great success with our series of wine recommendations from some ... rewarded.White: Santo Wines Assyrtiko.  Forget everything you’ve heard about Greek wines, and enjoy this delicate and wine from a volcanic island.  Elements of honey and green apple with perfect acidity and a gorgeous nose.  Rose: Chateau d’Esclans Whispering Angel R... Read More

    From the article Getting to know: Ben Carter


  • Spyros Hatziyiannis Assyrtiko Santorini 2008

    April 2014

    Spyros Hatziyiannis Assyrtiko Santorini 2008

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    Took a chance and bought this on sale/close out. I know this wine is supposed to be a bit darker and bigger than a normal white wine and slightly oxidized but this one was rusty orange and had a distinct port nose and flavor, little to no acidity or fruit. Way passed its prime - lesson learned. Read More

    Wine review by vin0vin0


  • Santo Wines Assyrtiko 2012

    January 2014

    Santo Wines Assyrtiko 2012

    Snoothrank:

    No written review

    Wine review by mark


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