The beautiful Greek island of Santorini; where triumphing viticulture that is upholding the island's ancient vine-growing tradition. With the indigenous Assyrtiko vine that produce world-class dry white wines. Santorini's wine industry is Indeed pretty vibrant . and seemed to make much of their wine history. A dominant crop on the island - the 48;000 hectares (120;000 acres) or three-fifths of the entire island area that was devoted to supplying imperial Russia with sweet wine in the mid-19th century. On the pale pumice; soil of the volcanic island; the vines; creep along the ground rather than grow vertically; and are trained circularly into low basket shapes.Santorini vines are kept unstaked and pruned low to the ground in a shape of a basket- protecting the grapes from the 100mph. winds and heat of the island.