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San Jose: Costa Rica's Only Winery & Golden Berry Liqueur Tasting

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Duration2h 30m

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The Only Winery in Central America Making Wine & Golden Berry Liqueur

You tour Costa Rica's only commercial winery, walk through both grape vines and golden berry plantations, learn how the owner produces wines from three countries and a one-of-a-kind liqueur, then taste four wines with pairing plus two pours of Golden Rush. The guide explains each process as you move through the property, and the tasting is paced for real conversation, not speed.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit commercial winery
Tour golden berry plantation
Explore vineyard
Learn golden berry liqueur process
Learn red and white wine process
Taste four wines with pairing

The Experience

You walk into a vineyard in the Central Valley outside San Jose and realize you're standing in the only place in Costa Rica and Central America producing wine at international quality. That's not marketing—it's the actual fact that stops you mid-step. The owner sources grapes from three countries (Costa Rica, Israel, California) and grows golden berries—the uchuva—right on the property, then turns them into Golden Rush, a liqueur that doesn't exist anywhere else in the region. Your guide takes you through both the grape vineyard and the golden berry plantation, explaining how each one works, what makes the climate here work for wine, and why a liqueur from a fruit most people have never heard of tastes the way it does.

The tasting comes at the end, and it's not a quick pour-and-go. You taste four wines—one from Costa Rica, one from Israel, one from California—all from the same owner's collection, all extreme examples of what those regions can do. Then two pours of Golden Rush, paired with food that actually matches what you're drinking. The whole thing moves at a pace that lets you ask questions without feeling rushed, and the guide knows the vineyard inside out because they work there, not because they memorized a script. It's a small operation, which is exactly why it feels different from a standard wine tour.

The drive from San Jose takes you out into the quieter part of the Central Valley, where the air shifts and you can actually see the land the wine comes from. Wheelchair access is available, and if you're traveling with small children, they can come along—though the tasting itself is really built for the adults in the group. The whole experience sits somewhere between educational and genuinely surprising, which is rare when you're just looking for a wine tour.

What’s included

Your day includes a guided tour of the winery, a visit to one golden berry plantation and one grape vineyard with explanations of both growing and production processes, a tasting of four wines from Costa Rica, Israel, and California with food pairing, and two tastings of Golden Rush liqueur. The tour is led by someone who works at the winery and knows the operation firsthand.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomeNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Copey Estate Winery

Is this one for you?Right for wine drinkers curious about a region most wineries skip, or anyone wanting to taste something that exists nowhere else. The tour moves at a conversational pace, so plan for a morning or afternoon that lets you linger over the tastings and ask about the owner's three-country wine collection.