Nikos Varvarigos, SantoWines Head Oenologist, gives a full report for 2016 harvest in Santorini. Harvest calendar: 2016 harvest started a week earlier than the average starting date of the last decade and 10 days earlier than 2015. The grapes matured on time leading to the following calendar: BEGINNING OF HARVEST VARIETY (type) 28 July Athiri (white) 1 August Assyrtiko (white) for the sparkling wine from the