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At Fanari Villas Hotel Restaurant and Bar, guests will find one of the most extensive wine lists on the island, offering a wide selection of Santorini wines, as well as excellent wines from other regions in Greece. Our list includes both white and red table wines, dessert wines and champagnes to choose from.
SAMPLE WINE LIST FOR 2008
White Wines
- Κasteli (Ε. Κaramolegos)
Santorini wine
taste: dry
color: bright yellow
bouquet: fruity
vol: 12,5 %
variety: Αidani, Athiri, and Assyrtiko
Best with: fish and seafood, served at 11° C
750 ml bottle
Kasteli is created by fusing the Assyrtiko, Athiri and Aidani varieties, grown on vineyards on the island. These varieties are cultivated using the traditional technique. A limited number
of bottles of Kastelli is produced.
- Αssyrtiko–Santorini (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine from the mountainous vineyards in Pyrgos
taste: dry, rich and full-bodied
color: white-yellow
bouquet: citrus fruit with highlights of white flowers
vol: 12,5 %
variety: Αssyrtiko 100%
Best with: spicy seafood dishes, served at 11° C, due to its sharpness, dryness, and green apple nose.
750 ml bottle
Made with the mountainous Assyrtiko grape, perhaps the most aromatic variety in the Mediterranean region, which is grown on the volcanic slopes of Santorini Greece.
- Μoschofilero (Boutari)
Wine from Mantineia in the Peloponnese
taste: dry, well-balanced, strong character, fresh and cool
color: bright, white-yellow with green highlights
bouquet: white rose, lemon, melon and skin of orange
vol: 11%
variety: Moschofilero
Best with: seafood, fish and poultry, served at 10-12° C. Also ideal with fruit.
750 ml bottle
Moschofilero Boutari is produced from grapes that grow in mountainous vineyards in Mantineia, at an altitude of 650 meters. The dry cultivation system produces white wine
with low alcohol content, high acidity levels, distinctive sharpness, and fresh fruity bouquet.
- Athiri – 2004 (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine
taste: dry, soft & well balanced
color: white-gold
bouquet: citrus fruit, lemon and jasmine flowers
vol: 11,5 %
variety: Athiri 100%
Best with: light seafood and poultry, served at 12° C
750 ml bottle
The marvelous outcome of the efforts of Santo Wines to upgrade the local varieties. The final result is a marvelous dry wine with a bouquet that is distinguished for its citrus fruit, lemon and jasmine flower flavor
- Αidani-Assyrtiko (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine
taste: dry, rich and full-bodied
color: white-gold
bouquet: herbs and hyacinth
vol: 12 %
variety: co-vinification of Aidani and Αssyrtiko
Best with: light seafood dishes, served at 12° C
750 ml bottle
- Νichteri Barrel-Santorini (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine
taste: dry, rich and fruity
color: white-yellow with delicate gold highlights
bouquet: barrel, vanilla, and citrus fruit
vol: 13,5%
variety: Aidani, Athiri, and Assyrtiko
Best with: cockles, seafood on the grill, white meats and appetizers, served at 10° C
bottle of 750 ml
Nichteri Barrel is a characteristic Santorinian wine. It is produced from grapes of the Athiri and Aidani varieties and matures in oak barrels, producing in a wine with an intense, rich body and a unique aftertaste.
- Therasian Aged – Santorini (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine
taste: dry, fleshy, rich, well-balanced, persistent and strong
color: bright gold
bouquet: intricate flavors of wood and vanilla
vol: 14 %
variety: Assyrtiko
Best with: meat and seafood, served at 12° C
750 ml bottle
This delightful wine from Santo Wines was created from the aromatic Assyrtiko grapes of the Santorinian soil and matured in new bordelaise barrels. A wine for the most demanding palates and connoisseurs.
- Amethystos (Lazaridi)
wine from the region of Drama in Macedonia, Northern Greece
taste: dry, dense and fresh
color: intense and bright green-yellow
bouquet: fresh and mature fruits for depth and intensity
vol: 13 %
variety: Sauvignon, Semillon, Assyrtiko
Best with: cockles, fish and lean white meat, served at 8° C-10° C
750 ml bottle
Champagnes
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- Freixenet–Carta Nevada
- Freixenet–Carta Nevada (small)
- Freixenet – Carta Nevada (glass) .
- Gordon Rouge
- Veuve Clicquot
- Moet et Chadon
- Moet et Chadon – (rouge)
- Scarlatto – (red)
- Dom Perignon
- Crystal
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Red Wines
- Κasteli (Ε. Κaramolegos)
Santorini wine
taste: dry and fruity
color: red
bouquet: lightly perfumed
vol: 12%
variety: Mavrathiro
Best with: red meat and game, served at 18° C
750 ml bottle
- Agiorgitiko
wine from the Peloponnese
taste: dry, rich, and well-balanced
color: deep purple
vol: 13 %
variety: Agiorgitiko
Best with: strong meat dishes with sweet sauces, served at 18° C - 19° C
750 ml bottle
- Mavrotragano (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine
taste: dry and aggresive
color: dark red
bouquet: spices and tobacco
vol: 13,5%
variety: Mavrotragano
Best with: strong meat dishes with bold sauces, when chilled at 18° C
750 ml bottle
- Yiannakohori Kyr Yianni
wine from Giannakohori in the region of Imathia, Central Macedonia, Northern Greece
taste: dry, velvety and well-balanced
color: dark red
bouquet: red fruits
vol: 13,6 %
variety: selected Xinomavro and Merlot
Best with: hard yellow cheeses or red meat dishes with vegetable sauces, served at 19° C
750 ml bottle
Yiannakohori ‘96 won the bronze metal in the 1999 International Wine & Spirit Competition
- Grande Reserve-Naoussa (Boutari)
wine from the region of Naoussa in Imathia, Central Macedonia, Northern Greece
taste: dry, rich and well-structured
color: dark red
bouquet: cinnamon and dried fruits
vol: 12,5%
variety: Xinomavro 100%
Best with: game, red meat in spicy sauces, and spicy cheeses, served at 18° C.
750 ml bottle
Grande Reserve won the gold metal in the International Competition of Wine DETROP ’03,
the silver metal in the Great International Wine Award Mundus Vini ’03, and the bronze metal in the Challenge International du Vin ’03. The Xinomavro is produced using the same traditional methods since 1879, aging in oak barrels and bottles for 4 years.
- Katogi Averof
wine from Metsovo in Larissa, in Thessaly
taste: dry and velvety
color: dark ruby red
bouquet: intensely perfumed
vol: 12 %
variety: Cabernet Sauvignon and Agiorgitiko
Best with: red meat dishes and yellow cheeses, served at 20° C
750 ml bottle
On the slopes of Mt. Pindos, the vineyards reach an altitude of 950 meters. The famous Cabernet Sauvignon variety blended with the Nemea Agiorgitiko, produces Katogi Averof, which ages in oak barrels and bottles in the Averof family’s wine cellars in Metsovo, for 3 years.
- Αmethystos (Lazaridis)
wine from the region of Drama in Eastern Macedonia, Northern Greece
taste: dry and silky
color: dark velvet red
bouquet: aromatic
vol: 12,5 %
variety: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Limnio
Best with: red meat, sausages and yellow cheeses, served at 18° C
750 ml bottle
- Μegas Oenos (Skouras)
wine from the Peloponnese
taste: dry, silky and well-structured
color: dark velvet purple red
bouquet: ripe red fruits, spices and tobacco.
vol: 12%
variety: Cabernet Sauvignon and Agiorgitiko
Best with: grilled meats, sausages and cheeses, served at 18° C
750 ml bottle
Megas Oenos has won the following medals:
1995 –Silver in International Wine Challenge, 1997 –Prowein 2000, International Lotwein–
Cuvees Weinwirtschaft, 1996 –Beverage Testing Institute Tasting Com. Highly recommended, 1998 –Vin de pays, 1 ½ star, Prowein 2001.This wine is a combination of the varieties Agiorgitiko and Cabernet Sauvignon found in the old vineyards of mountainous Argolida. It is characterized by its classical red vinification
-maceration prolongee – and its aging in new French oak barrels for 20 months
- Ktima Gaias
wine from the region of Nemea in the Peloponnese
taste: dry and rich
color: ruby red
vol: 12%
variety: Cabernet Sauvignon and Agiorgitiko
Best with: grilled meats, sausages and cheeses, served at 18° C
750 ml bottle
Sweet Wines
- Vinsanto (Santo Wines)
Santorini wine
taste: naturally sweet and velvety
color: white - honey colored
bouquet: aromatic and well-rounded
vol: 11%
variety: Aidani, Athiri, and Assyrtiko
Best with: desserts, aperitif and Roquefort cheese, served at 8° C
750 ml bottle
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