Tales of Santorini ...
Santorini is a Greek wine region located on the archipelago of Santorini in the southern Cyclades islands of the Greece. Wine has been produced there since ancient times, and during the Middle Ages the wine of Santorini became famous worldwide under the influence of the Republic of Venice.
The Italian influence is still present in modern Santorini winemaking: the most famous tuscan sweet wine is called Vin Santo. The Santorini's Vin Santo (labeled here and officially as "Vinsanto" to disclaim it from the homonym Tuscan wine) is made in a passito style from grapes dried in the sun after harvest.
Santorini also produces blended and rosé wine made from white grapes such as Athiri, Aidini and Assyrtiko, and red grapes such as Mandelaria.
Located in the Aegean Sea, Santorini has a distinctly Mediterranean climate that is characterized by warm temperatures, low rainfall but high humidity during the growing season. The area is subjected to strong winds coming off the oceans which can damage the vines and grapes if they are not trained low to the ground for protection. The vineyard soils of the region are very poor, composed of volcanic ash and rocks. The calcareous subsoils are porous which helps to retain some of the humidity in the air and release it as moisture in the night for the vines to utilize.
NB - the grape vines are not watered .... they drawn moisture from the precipitation in the soil.
Santorini vines are kept unstaked and trained low to the ground in a basket shape that helps protect the grapes from the fierce winds and heat of the island.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini_(wine)
Vegetables in grape-vine baskets
