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On Costalegre, Four Seasons Tamarindo Makes the Case for Mexican Wine by the Sea

At the Four Seasons Tamarindo, an emphasis on Mexican wine illustrates just how far this new world region has come in the last two decades.

For most of the year, the tropical coast of Jalisco is hot and sticky, with lush jungles growing right up to untouched sandy beaches, and miles of wild Mexican landscape in between. About five hours south of Puerto Vallarta by car, most visitors fly into the Manzanillo airport in Colima instead of PVR, for a much quicker 45-minute car ride to the pristine coastline. The 200-mile coastal stretch of Costalegre, dubbed “the happy coast,” is growing quickly, attracting travelers who prioritize eco-tourism and cultural immersion. 

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It’s here that the Four Seasons Tamarindo’s Mesoamerican-inspired edifice is built directly into the cliffside overlooking the ocean, surrounded by more than 3,000 acres of nature reserve, protected wildlife, and six miles of beaches. In the three and a half years since the resort opened, the hotel’s pre-Hispanic design, created entirely by a powerhouse team of Mexican architects, has already won a handful of awards, including a spot on the World’s 50 Best Hotels. 

Tamarindo’s positioning on Costalegre offers impressive ocean views and privacy, but for guests who travel with an eye constantly attuned to the wine list, the most striking sight comes as the first glass of pale pink rosé wine from Bruma hits the table during dinner. A top producer from Mexico’s foremost wine region, the Valle de Guadalupe, the brand is helmed by acclaimed winemaker Lourdes Martínez Ojeda, who trained for a decade in Bordeaux. Even so, Mexican wine faces all the same stereotypes that all new world regions do, along with a host of others: Domestic taxes are impossibly high, tequila and mezcal have dominated drinking palates for years, and most wine drinkers gravitate toward what they already know. 

Four Seasons is among a host of other local boutique hotels and........

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