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moroccan wine suggestions?

by Howard » Tue May 13, 2008 9:05 pm

My daughter is in Morocco for the month and tells me there is a surprisingly vibrant wine and cheese environment there (they were French at one point after all). Anyway does anyone know of any Moroccan wine in particular I should tell her to seek out?
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Re: moroccan wine suggestions?

by Tim York » Wed May 14, 2008 2:37 am

Bernard Magrez of Pape-Clément fame is making a prestige wine called Kahina from Grenache and Syrah at Guerrouane near Meknès. I have reservations about the lavishly wooded style which Magrez is imposing on his Bordeaux portfolio and would expect his Moroccan effort to be similar as well as expensive. http://www.bernard-magrez.com/en/index.html

There are probably other producers making interesting wine. I have read somewhere that in spite of the prevalent Islamic religion, wine consumption is quite popular with Moroccans where the cultural influence from the past French protectorate is far from dead.
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Re: moroccan wine suggestions?

by Saina » Wed May 14, 2008 2:44 am

Tandem, Graillot's project there, is a very attractive Syrah - good value, too.
I don't drink wine because of religious reasons ... only for other reasons.
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Re: moroccan wine suggestions?

by AlexR » Wed May 14, 2008 4:56 am

I spent a week in Marrakesh last year and was delighted with Château Roslane from the Atlas mountain region.
It was not cheap, but well worth the money.

http://www.lescelliersdemeknes.net/en/? ... %20ROSLANE

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Re: moroccan wine suggestions?

by Howard » Thu May 15, 2008 12:02 am

thanks for the suggestions, folks. I have sent them off to my daughter and will report back on whatever she gets to try.
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