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Costa Rica wine culture matures, selection expands

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - By Vicky Longland
Oenophiles here can rejoice in a vastly improved selection of vintages and even online sales with delivery.
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Alberto Font

Going for Grape: Wine shops like Vinum La Enoteca are stocking more vintages for a growing clientele.

Just a decade ago, wine suppliers in Costa Rica were limited to a few supermarkets and importers offering a small choice of mostly Chilean wines, a few from Argentina, and fewer from Europe and the U.S., while South Africa, New Zealand and Australia vineyards were just names on the horizon. But a lot can happen in 10 years, and today the range of available labels, wineries, grape varietals, quality and price is astonishing, with distributors and retail outlets supplying hotels, restaurants and individual clients.

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