Queretaro, Mexico Promotes its Wine Country

Queretaro is a tourist destination synonymous with excellence. Here, visitors can discover culture, history, gastronomy, and a wide corridor of vineyards where some of the best wines in Mexico are produced.

Recently, Queretaro's wines were presented to personalities from politics, culture, private enterprise, and entertainment.

Queretaro presented its wine country as one of its four tourist regions. Visitors can walk around more than 30 vineyards or visit wineries, learn about the artisanal wine process, and taste delicious gastronomy. Near the Wine Region are three Pueblos Mágicos or Magic Towns, where it is possible to enjoy a wide range of high-quality tourist activities and services.

The state's Ministry of Tourism guested at the "Annual Luncheon of the 300 Most Influential Leaders of Mexico," where it promoted the Querétaro Wine Region.

Adriana Vega Vazquez Mellado, director of Tourism Promotion of the state, presented to the attendees the attractions and offerings found in the wine region of Querétaro, considered the second most important product for the tourism sector of the state.

The Wine Region receives around one million visitors annually and generates an economic revenue of more than 200 million pesos. There are vineyards in seven of the 18 municipalities in the state, in a little more than 600 hectares.

The state produces nearly 3.5 million bottles yearly in more than 100 labels; this region has even been considered "the new Napa Valley" by the International Travel Guide Travel Lemming.