Where to buy Champagne in Rio?
Dec 24, 2016, 9:37 am
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Where to buy Champagne in Rio?
I am flying from Punta del Este via VCP to SDU in a few days. I need champagne which I can buy at duty free in PDP ($45), and I think on arrival in VCP ($65?), but prefer not to check in bags.
Is it possible to buy champagne in Rio at reasonable cost?
Is it possible to buy champagne in Rio at reasonable cost?
Dec 24, 2016, 3:16 pm
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I would go to Gran Cru in Leblon, Safra Wine Store in Copacabana, and in Barra at the New York City Shopping center there are a few wine stores in the area. Cost wise you maybe better off buying a sparkling from Chile or Argentina.
Dec 26, 2016, 3:19 am
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Any of the Zona Sul shops (it's a chain of stores called Zona Sul, rather than any shop in the area defined as zona sul). Otherwise, Deli Delicia is a high-end chain. There is no cheap champagne in Brazil; expect to pay well over the price you can get in Europe or the US.
Dec 26, 2016, 9:47 am
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Note that there are no restrictions on carrying liquids on domestic flights in Brazil, so you would be able to buy your duty free champagne in Uruguay and take it as carry-on all the way through to SDU. FYI a bottle of Veuve Clicquot in Rio will cost you at least U$100.
Dec 26, 2016, 7:19 pm
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Thanks to all. Very helpful. It's a gift so needs to be the French kind.
Jan 7, 2017, 2:53 pm
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