The Union of Santorini Cooperatives was founded in 1947 in order to protect the financial interests of Santorini producers of agricultural products. Parallel to its winemaking activities, the cooperative also specializes in the production of some of Santorini’s most celebrated products. Capers, caper leaves, fava beans, and cherry tomatoes are some of the island’s most representative products.
Wild caper is a bush born in the steep slopes of Santorini caldera and the volcanic stone-built walls between the vineyards of the island. Carefully collected wild caper leaves ready...
Santorini capers are as famous as the island of Santorini itself. The Santorini caper bushes grow wild between the fieldstone retaining walls that separate the island’s vineyards; these gourmet capers...
Fava Santorinis (Santorini yellow split peas) Dried, husked and crushed cotyledons of the plant Lathyrus clymenum L. (family: Fabaceae), yellowish in colour, shaped like flattened disks, approximately 2 mm in...
Santorini is a volcanic island, and its characteristic soil and weather define the character of Santorini tomatoes. The soil contains no nitrogen, and the tomatoes are often unfertilized. On the other...