Gaia winery is situated on a beach, on the east side of the island, between Kamari and Monolithos settlements. This industrial stone building used to be a tomato factory, built in the beginning of the 1900s. Here, local cherry tomatoes were made into an aromatic tomato puree until the 1970s when the factory was closed along with the other thirteen tomato factories of the island…all victims of a more competitive economy.
With great joy they have renovated this rare, charming building, giving it new life as a winery.
Today, the high-tech equipment and the cutting edge facilities of the winery guarantee contemporary winemaking and ideal conditions for high quality production. THALASSITIS, THALASSITIS OAK FERMENTED and ASSYRTIKO by GAIA - Wild Ferment are the products of this unique winery….ex-tomato factory.
At the same time, in a discrete out-of-the-way vault, they have set up a small oxidization area where they are delighted to produce their rare, sweet, aromatic Assyrtiko vinegar. Small quantities (around 1,500 litres) are bottled annually after five years of ageing in oak barrels in their special cellars.
Gaia’s winery on Santorini Island is open to visitors from May to October. Here visitors can tour the winemaking facilities and taste the full range of Gaia Wines including those produced in Nemea. They can also visit the traditional small cellar where a barrel-aged aromatic vinegar from Assyrtiko grape is produced.
Open to visitors: April–October, daily: 11:00-19:00