[germantown rob]

Don't drink their wine! It is not good and most are not made from grapes. Some Wine imported from other places, Chile or Argentina, are cheaper than here but california wines are heavily taxed so they are expensive.

I did not have a bad cup of coffee while in CR but I did not pick up a bag of roasted coffee that was anything more than giant farm cheapo stale beans. That doesn't mean you can't find fresh well done local roast but you will have to do some asking around. Tico's are very friendly and helpful so if you find a great cup just ask about the beans.

Getting great roasted CR beans is easy enough here in the US. So consider just enjoying your cups down there and getting fresh roast CR from good micro lots up here. Spend money on crafted wood items down there, great wood and labor prices make them good buys. One of the most comfortable rocking chairs I have found come from CR and you will sit in plenty of them during your visit.

Have a great time! I love CR and could move there. Don't know if you surf or not but if you do, Wow!