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1. There are
more than
200winiries
1 million
visitors
in British
Columbia,
Canada -
drawing over
each year.
Wine
tourism in
Colchagua
Valley, Chile
generated
150.000
visitors
in 2012.
France, Italy,
& Spain
are the
world's
biggest
producers
of wine.
France,
Spain, Portu-
gal, Italy,
and Ger-
many are
some of the
oldest
wine
regions
in the world.
Italy's wine
tourism
generated
€ 2.5
billion
in revenue in
2008.
Many of
Portugal's
wineries are
over 200
years old.
The UK, the U.S.,
& New Zealand
were the top
three countries
of origin for wine
visitors to Aus-
tralia in 2009.
WINE TOURISMTravellers in the recent years have become more sophisticated with their itineraries. In addition to visiting the
most prominent landmarks in a country, they also tour wineries, taste wines, and schedule vineyard walks.
WINE TOURISM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Rioja,
Spain
is hailed as the
top wine travel
destination for
2013.
WINE TOURISM IN
THE UNITED STATES
Top U.S.
destinations
for wine travellers:
Monterey County, CA
North & South Forks of Long Island, NY
Willamette Valley, OR
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
Florida
Texas
California
Oregon
Named 3 OF THE TOP
wine travel destinations for 2013:
7,626wineries
THERE ARE
in the U.S. as of 2010.
May 11, 2013
marks the first
Wine Tourism Day
in North America.
$973
a wine traveller
spends per trip
on wine-related
activities.
avarage
amount
is the
60%
of American
leisure travellers
expressed interest
in food and wine
travel in the future.
27 million
travellers engaged in
culinary or wine-related
activities in the United
States are shown by a
2007 study by the Travel
Industry Association
(TIA).
Australia
has about
wine
producing
regions
Adelaide being
the country's
wine capital.
60
195.100
tourists
visited a
winery in New
Zealand in
2008.
Marlborough,
Auckland, &
Hawke’s Bay
are most
popular
regions
visited by
international
wine tourists
in New
Zealand.
SOURCES:
http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/Best-Of-Year-2012/10-Best-Wine-Travel-Destinations-2013/
http://eventplanning.about.com/od/venueselection/a/travelstudy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enotourism
http://www.italymagazine.com/italy/food-drink/popularity-wine-tourism-grows
http://www.slideshare.net/caramany/wine-tourism
http://www.portugalproperty.com/guide-to-portugal/gastronomy-wines/wineries-in-portugal/
http://www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/tra/Snapshots%20and%20Factsheets/FoodandWine_09_FINAL.pdf
http://www.winesfromspain.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_6763472_6778161_0,00.html
http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/tourism/pdf-docs-ibrary/tourism-research-and-data/other-research-and-
reports/tourism-sector-profiles/tourist-activity-profile/winetourismfinal2009.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/vacayca/okanagan-wine_b_3349350.html
http://www.winetrailadventures.com/

2. Travelers in the recent years have become more sophisticated with their itineraries. In addition to
visiting the most prominent landmarks in a country, they also tour wineries, taste wines, and schedule
vineyard walks.
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