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sphinx Wine

restaurant

Oia, Santorini

GeorGe Psychas created sphinx in 1983, a serving daily dishes based on Mediterranean flavours,
jazz bar in oia. two years later his passion for cooking paying extra attention on the quality of ingredients,
guided him to spread the name into restaurants in with vegetables, herbs are fava beans cultivated at
santorini and athens. Good food needs a good wine, George’s own bio farm. the olive oil used in the dishes is
and during years, George’s collection of wines both local produced by the olives of his olive grove. the building’s
and international, kept growing, eventually leading him old underground water tank, is transformed into a cellar,
to the idea of combining both his passions and thus where more than 300 wine bottles are stored under
sphinx Wine restaurant was born. a unique traditional adequate ageing conditions. to preserve the quality of
building in oia, part of the heritage buildings list by the bottles opened, coravin method is being used for
the Greek Municipality of culture, caught his eye as wines served by glass. the sommelier will guide you
the sphinx is located at the old “captains’ houses” on the perfect Wine Pairing. and what’s better than
area of oia, and its terrace offers magnificent view starting or finishing your dinner with cocktails created
to the spectacular sunset of oia. the sphinx team is exclusively by sphinx’s head bartender! Oia, Santorini , T: 2286 071450, info@sphinxwinerestaurant.com