Reviving Santameriana at Sant’Or
I've been to the Peloponnese a couple times now, but have yet to make it as far north as Patras. Although I would really like to do so; particularly enjoying the wines from Achaia as I do. If I manage to make it, one winery I am sure to visit is Sant'Or. Located only 30 km from Patras in the historic village Santameri, Sant'or sits at 600 meters in the foothills of the Scolis mountain. The winery takes its name from the ruins of Saint Or castle built by the Franks-Flemish in 1273 which dominate the mountain. Here the family behind Sant'Or organically farms Roditis, Agiorgitiko, Mavrodafni, and the
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