Santorini Local Products

Other agricultural products on which Santorini, Greece is specialised in are: the "fava", a vegetable that looks smaller than a pea, a type of cherry tomato that only grows on Santorini which is the result of the lack of water and, finaly, the "kapari", a vegetable of the size of a pea which is used in the famous Greek Salad.
The island of Santorini also produces a cheese made from goat's milk which is called "chloro".
Due to the volcanic past of the island, Santorini also sales products related to the lava such as the pumice stone

FOOD

As one of the most popular islands in Greece, Santorini proposes a great variety of restaurants of taverns. The best advice we can give concerning the Greek food is to stay away from the commercial restaurants which proposes a more european cuisine and try to find a traditional family tavern where the food is of better quality and much cheaper.
In Santorini, the food specialitie is the "Tomatokeftedes",
a sort of tomatoes balls.

WINE AND WINERIES

Wine is the biggest speciality of Santorini and is appreciated all over the world. The wine of Santorini is always made in a traditional way.
The wines are stored in the traditional "kanaves" (cellars).
Some kanaves are well known and you can even test their wine:

Boutari (Megalochori)
Antoniou (Megalochori)
Canava Roussos (Mesa Gonia)
Koutsoyannopoulos (Messaria)
Santo Wines (Pyrgos)
Sigalas (Ia)

It is a strong and tasty wine. There are of three kinds:
- Brusko - Red / dry / strong
- Nichteri - White / dry / strong
- Vissando - Red / sweet / extremely strong (reminds the liqueur).
Santorini wines and wineries