Out of a total of 339 active wine cellars in the country, only 78 of them had touristic activity on a regular basis in 2013, which represents 23%. Valle del Maipo has the most vineyards open to tourists with a total of 23, followed by Valle de Colchagua, with a total of 14 and Valle de Casablanca, with a total of 12. Paid tourist visits registered during 2013 reached 533,499 visitors.[5]
In 2015, the American website specialized in travel and tourism, Fodor's, ranked Chilean wine routes among the 11 best destinations in the world to celebrate a honeymoon.[6]
Routes by wine region
The following 11 wine routes were recognized by the Diagnosis of Enotourism in Chile, in 2013.
Coquimbo Region
Valle del Elqui wine route
Valle del Limarí wine route
Aconcagua Region
Valle del Aconcagua wine route
Valle de Casablanca wine route
Valle de San Antonio wine route
Central Valley Region
Valle del Maipo wine route
Valle del Cachapoal wine route
Valle de Colchagua wine route
Valle de Curicó wine route
Valle del Maule wine route
Southern Region
Valle de Itata wine route
References
^Ministerio de Agricultura (26 de mayo de 1995), «Decreto 464: Establece zonificación vitícola y fija normas para su utilización», Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, consultado el 9 de abril de 2011.
^Ministerio de Agricultura (25 de septiembre de 2015), «Decreto 22: Modifica Decreto N°464, de 1994, que establece zonificación vitícola y fija normas para su utilización», Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, consultado el 20 Nov 2015
^Servicio Nacional de Turismo de Chile. "Rutas del vino". Vinos y comida. Chileestuyo.cl. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (8 October 2015). "Wine production (tons)". Faostat. Faostat3.fao.org. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^+M Group Ltda. (2014). "Diagnóstico del Enoturismo en Chile año 2013".
^Fodor's (23 January 2015). "World's best honeymoon destinations for 2015". News. Fodors.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.