{"title":"Koutsoyannopoulos","description":"\u003cp\u003eSantorini is a Grecian paradise, a speck of isolated land in the Aegean sea with sun-drenched shores, ancient ruins and a small, but flourishing wine industry. The indigenous Assyrtiko grape is the island's crown jewel, and few producers know it as well as Koutsoyannopoulos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKoutsoyannopoulos is one of the oldest continuously operated wineries in all of Greece — it was founded in the late 19th century, after the 400 year long Ottoman occupation when much traditional winemaking knowledge was lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSantorini was formed by volcanoes, and its soils are a boon to grapes grown there in a few different ways — first, vines grown on volcanic soil tend to yield distinctly minerally wines, with unique characteristics of flint and smoke. And second, because the phylloxera bug can't survive in these ashy, sandy soils, the island is home to some of the oldest continuously farmed vines, estimated to be roughly 400 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/koutsoyannopoulos.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}