The Argentina Wine Route (Spanish: Ruta del Vino) is an enotourism belt in Argentina that covers approximately 2,000 km (1,243 mi) and traverses several provinces and wine producing regions of varying altitudes and geographical features.[1] Argentina has an estimated 2,000 wineries,[2] many of which now offer vineyard and winery tours, as well as hospitality accommodations for the country's growing number of wine related tourists.[3] Argentina is the largest producer of wine in South America, and the 5th largest producer of wine in the world.
^Stein, Steve. American Association of Wine Economists, AAWE Working Paper No. 21. Our Saviors May Not Speak Spanish: Changing Markets and Strategies in Argentina's Wine Revolution, 1990-2008. August 2008. p.23