Italy is the most popular destination in Europe for wine tourism. That's according to a study conducted by online travel company weloveholidays, which looked at a number of factors to determine which European country is best for enjoying a glass of wine.

The weloveholidays study ranked a combined total of thirty-seven countries involved in the flow of wine tourism, with Italy taking the top spot on the podium, followed by France and Spain. To reach this conclusion, weloveholidays took into account seven different factors.

The seven factors taken into account are: Vineyard area - The area of vineyards in hectares, in each country. Total wine consumption in hectoliters (One hectoliter equals 100 liters). Total wine production in hectoliters. The total grape production in tons (includes dry, table and fresh grapes. The total number of wines listed for each country. DWWA Awards (Decanter World Wine Awards) - The total number of gold/platinum/best wines for each country region. The total number of wine festivals for each country.