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Wine tourism receives 3 million tourists in Spain

19 June, 2024

The number of visitors to the wineries and wine museums associated with the Wine Routes of Spain increased by 18.2% in 2023 over the previous year, to almost three million, according to data from the Spanish Association of Wine Cities (ACEVIN). An increase in travellers which, in turn, boosted the economic impact of wine tourism to over 102 million euros.

The latest edition of the 'Annual Report on Visits to Wineries and Wine Museums' prepared by ACEVIN through the Tourism Observatory of the Wine Routes of Spain, appreciates an “excellent evolution of wine tourism in our country, as well as the complete recovery after the global standstill of 2020”.

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The wine routes with the most visitors in 2023

  • Rioja Alta: 389,399 visitors

  • Marco de Jerez: 382,716

  • Ribera del Duero: 368,537

  • Penedès: 305,590

  • Rioja Alavesa: 360,011

  • Calatayud: 228,096