Availability of Wines in Antigua is Good

If you are not ready to give Guatemala’s first winery, Chateau DeFay www.chateaudefayvineyards.com a try then you should know that you can purchase good wine in Guatemala. Chilean wines makeup 60% of wines sales, with Argentinean and Californian wines being the next most popular wines, according to 2009 statistics www.CentralAmericaData.com . The same source notes that 45% of sales are at supermarkets, 30% at restaurants, 15% at liquor distributors and 10% at wine stores.

Calle del Arco



One of the best places to enjoy wine in Guatemala is Antigua. In Antigua, you might want to start on Calle del Arco (5 Avenida Norte) where there are two wines shops, Almacen Troccoli and Tobacos y Vinos.


Almacen Troccoli




Tobacos y Vinos







Almacen Troccoli, which use to be a paint shop, later a paint shop and liquor store combo is now offering a good selection of liquor and wine. El Sabor del Tiempo Restaurant is adjacent to Almacen Troccoli. The other shop selling wine is Tobacos y Vinos. Sangre also on Calle del Arco is a restaurant offering wine tastings. In addition, throughout Antigua other than dropping by La Bodega Supermarket there are a number of specialty shops and many restaurants offering a good selection of wines (see www.revuemag.com and grupoquepasa.com for further suggestions).