Waves - Costa Rica

Don Sabino Micromill, operated by Steven Vargas in Sabanilla, Alajuela, is a fourth-generation family project located at the foot of the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica’s West Valley.

The region’s volcanic soils, mild slopes, and balanced microclimate of sunny mornings and misty afternoons provide excellent conditions for high-quality production and clear varietal expression.

This lot of caturra & catuai was processed as a Natural: ripe cherries were dried on raised beds made of black zarán mesh for 2–3 weeks, benefiting from full sun exposure by day and plastic cover protection at night.

Picture by Zsuzsa Zicho