Stephanos our guide picked us up near our hotel exactly at the arranged hour and took us on a tour of some of the Santorini wineries displaying his encyclopedic knowledge of the wine world at every turn. The cooking class itself was great fun and we brought home new recipes that will become part of our mealtime repertoire. The group itself was eight in number, with members from the US, Germany, Denmark, and Finland, all agreeable sorts that quickly became new friends. Overall a great experience and worth the price of admission.
Review by: Tom D, September 2017
Wonderful experience! We enjoyed the tour guide, the small group 4 couples altogether, the chance to learn about Greece's viticulture, and the great tasting experience at Boutari Winery. We made Greek Santorini salad, tomato fritters, fava, and pork fillet in vinsanto sauce, and ate a leisurely meal afterward. The tour was 6 hours long and it was well worth the time. I would do this tour again!
Review by: Ricardo M, September 2017
Must do. Very great tour guide , also great meal no rush , all the wine you want to drink. Perfect
Review by: cmhelm7, August 2017
Michael's knowledge of wine, food and Santorini culture was fantastic
Review by: Stephen T, August 2017
This was an amazing day. The guide was a fun, young wine expert who had gotten a college degree in the subject and truly knew what he was talking about. The day was arranged beautifully, starting with a larger winery to cover the basics of the unique aspects of Santorini wine and initial tastings, then a family winery to show the more traditional ways of making wine and to get a different taste. We then split off to do the cooking class at the restaurant at the last winery, and were lucky enough to be the only couple there that day. The two chefs were so much fun, answered every question whether food-related or Greece-related with a smile, and were incredibly patient and thoughtful. We used fresh local ingredients to make a Santorini-style Greek salad, then Greek tomato fritters, and then finally pork medallions glazed in a saw based on a port-like local wine served over a pureed yellow split-pea base. And then we had the pleasure of eating our creation while being served a series of that winery's wines. A wonderful day with great people and amazing wine and food followed by our best naps in years.
Review by: Arun S, April 2017
One of the best tours we took in Greece! Amazing tour guide who knew so much about the history of wine!
Review by: Lori D, February 2017
This tour was so much fun. We got to visit 3 vineyards, a beer tasting and had so much fun with the cooking class. The class then got to sit and enjoy the beautiful meal we created along with the delicious Santorini wines. Our tour guide was AWESOME! He was so much fun and made the whole day just a perfect 10!
Review by: Rachel W, January 2017
the tour was interesting - very nice that the guide did not push wine purchases, but was very knowledgeable and helpful when requested. He made a suggestion that really impressed our native Greek host later in our trip! I would recommend the meal as well as it's interesting to see what goes into the wonderful food you've been eating. It was a full course meal, so no dinner needed or wanted that night!
Review by: thuatto, October 2016
The white wines were great! The vineyards aren't particularly pretty since they need to grow the grapes lower to the ground. The food we cooked was really good and fun! If you are limited on time in Santorini, I would do the sunset catamaran tour and/or a private driving/walking tour before I did this excursion but this was still fun.
Review by: mamabatt, October 2016
We really enjoyed to tour. Our guide was wonderful and extremely knowledgeable about the different wines. We also enjoyed to cooking class and loved everything that we prepared. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Review by: David R, October 2016
This was an excellent introduction to the unique vinticulture of Santorini, and a great education for my palate and olfactory senses. There were just four of us in the cooking class and we whipped up four great local dishes: Santorini salad, fava bean puree, pork cutlets vinsanto, and tomato fritters. Good wine, good food and good company....all in all a perfect day.
Review by: Crystal H, September 2016
My husband and I very much enjoyed this day tour. We learned, we sampled, we cooked, and we would highly recommend!
Review by: Amie L, July 2016
I think this tour was really worth doing, you drink a lot of wine, and our tour guide Ilias was amazing. However if the cooking part is what you're after as it was for us, you don't actually do much cooking, just a bit of chopping with plastic knives. It makes sense really - as you've been drinking wine - best not to go to close to hot oil or sharp knives. I might have booked a trip without the wine tour in order to really get cooking. In saying that, we still had a great time, and it was great watching Chef Mario work and share stories with us.
Review by: Kelly J L, July 2016
One of the BEST things to do on Santorini! It was incredible.
Review by: Lene R, May 2016
My son and Ioved this tour. The guide was very knowledgable and interesting. The wine and food was amazing. The tour was well organized and the transportation was comfortable.
Review by: Megan B, November 2015
Highly recommended. It was even better than we had hoped it would be. Our tour guide was exceptional - very knowledgable!! The cooking class was our favorite part, and the meal was decided the best one we had in all of Greece!!!
Review by: oberon_magus, October 2015
Dennis and Chef Chris were amazing. There were copious amounts of food and wine and we will definitely be making some of the recipes at home. Dennis was very knowledgeable about the wines.
Review by: Kristin L, September 2015
Dennis as the best wine tour guide that I have ever had. I have done a lot of wine tours, but he was truly the best. He was engaging and extremely knowledgeable. And the cooking class was wonderful followed by an amazing meal. _br/_
I would suggest this to anyone.
Review by: alan.gower, September 2015
What an indulgent way to spend a day! Beautiful wines and amazing food! We learnt so much about wine tasting and the different wines specific to Santorini. Our tour guide was so friendly and knowledgable. We visited three wineries which included cellar tours and nibbles/food pairings. Tour ended with a cooking class at the final winery Artemis Karamolegos. Chef was a superb teacher and we had so much fun. We got a copy of the recipes we cooked. Following this the chef then prepared a three course meal for the group which was absolutely divine! The tour went for approx 8 hours instead of 5 so don't make dinner reservations for after the tour, you won't need it anyway with the constant wine top ups and bountiful food! Highly recommend this tour!
Review by: Bernadette, September 2015
WE HAD A GREAT DAY, BEAUTIFUL WINE KNOWLEDGABLE GUIDE COOKING CLASS WAS FUN BUT WOULD HAVE LIKED MORE ENVOLVEMENT WITH THE PREP AND COOKING, OVERHAUL A FUN DAY.
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