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Moroccan wine, the Glossary

Index Moroccan wine

Among the countries of North Africa, Morocco is considered to have the best natural potential for producing quality wines, due to its high mountains and the cooling influence of the Atlantic, as these factors offset the risk of having too hot vineyards.[1]

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  1. 59 relations: African cuisine, Algeria, Algerian wine, Alicante Bouschet, Ancient Rome, Appellation, Appellation d'origine contrôlée, Arab cuisine, Arab world, Atlas Mountains, Berkane, Boulaouane, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Casablanca, Castel Group, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Cinsaut, Clairette blanche, Decanter (magazine), El Jadida, European Economic Community, Fez, Morocco, First Growth, Fox News, France, French colonial empire, Grape, Grenache, Hassan II of Morocco, Jancis Robinson, Maghrebi cuisine, Meknes, Merlot, Moroccan cuisine, Morocco, Muscat (grape), Muslim world, North Africa, Oriental (Morocco), Overproduction, Phoenicia, Rabat, Raisin, Ramadan, Revolution of the King and the People, Rosé, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, ... Expand index (9 more) »

  2. African drinks
  3. Agriculture in Africa
  4. Agriculture in Morocco
  5. Arabic drinks
  6. North African cuisine

African cuisine

African cuisine is a staple of the continent's culture, and its history is entwined with the story of the native people of Africa.

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Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Algerian wine

Algerian wine is wine cultivated and bottled in Algeria. Moroccan wine and Algerian wine are African drinks, north African cuisine and wine by country.

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Alicante Bouschet

Alicante Bouschet or Alicante Henri Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1866.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Appellation

An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well.

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Appellation d'origine contrôlée

In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the terroir – and using recognized and traditional know-how.

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Arab cuisine

Arab cuisine is the cuisine of the Arab world, defined as the various regional cuisines of the Arab people, spanning from the Maghreb to the Mashriq. Moroccan wine and Arab cuisine are north African cuisine.

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Arab world

The Arab world (اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), formally the Arab homeland (اَلْوَطَنُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), also known as the Arab nation (اَلْأُمَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa.

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Atlas Mountains

The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa.

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Berkane

Berkane is a city in northeastern Morocco, limited by the Mediterranean to the north, the Kis river (Moroccan-Algerian border) and Oujda Province in the east, Nador Province to the west, and Taourirt Province in the south.

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Boulaouane

Boulaouane is a small town and rural commune in El Jadida Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties.

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Carignan

Carignan (also known as Mazuelo, Bovale Grande, Cariñena, Carinyena, Samsó, Carignane, and Carignano) is a red grape variety of Spanish origin that is more commonly found in French wine but is widely planted throughout the western Mediterranean and around the globe.

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Casablanca

Casablanca (lit) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre.

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Castel Group

Castel Group (French Groupe Castel) is a French beverage company.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine.

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Chenin blanc

Chenin blanc (known also as Pineau de la Loire among other names) is a white wine grape variety from the Loire Valley of France.

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Cinsaut

Cinsaut or Cinsault is a red wine grape whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria, Lebanon, and Morocco.

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Clairette blanche

Clairette blanche is a white wine grape variety most widely grown in the wine regions of Provence, Rhône and Languedoc in France.

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Decanter (magazine)

Decanter is a wine and wine-lifestyle media brand.

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El Jadida

El Jadida is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the region of Casablanca-Settat.

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The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, as renamed by the Lisbon Treaty.

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Fez, Morocco

Fez or Fes (fās) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region.

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First Growth

First Growth (Premier Cru) status is a classification of wines primarily from the Bordeaux region of France.

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Fox News

The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French colonial empire

The French colonial empire comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward.

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Grape

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.

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Grenache

Grenache or Garnacha is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world.

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Hassan II of Morocco

Hassan II (translit; 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999.

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Jancis Robinson

Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW (born 22 April 1950) is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer.

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Maghrebi cuisine

Maghreb cuisine is the cooking of the Maghreb region, the northwesternmost part of Africa along the Mediterranean Sea, consisting of the countries of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Moroccan wine and Maghrebi cuisine are north African cuisine.

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Meknes

Meknes (maknās) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom.

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Merlot

Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines.

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Moroccan cuisine

Moroccan cuisine is the cuisine of Morocco, fueled by interactions and exchanges with many cultures and nations over the centuries. Moroccan wine and Moroccan cuisine are north African cuisine.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Muscat (grape)

The Muscat family of grapes includes over 200 grape varieties belonging to the Vitis vinifera species that have been used in wine production and as raisin and table grapes around the globe for many centuries.

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Muslim world

The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah.

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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Oriental (Morocco)

Oriental région or Oujda region (aš-šarq) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the north-eastern part of the country.

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Overproduction

In economics, overproduction, oversupply, excess of supply or glut refers to excess of supply over demand of products being offered to the market.

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Phoenicia

Phoenicia, or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon.

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Rabat

Rabat (also,; ar-Ribāṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million.

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Raisin

A raisin is a dried grape.

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Ramadan

Ramadan (Ramaḍān; also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer (salah), reflection, and community.

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Revolution of the King and the People

The Revolution of the King and the People was a Moroccan anti-colonial national liberation movement with the goal of ending the French and Spanish protectorates in Morocco in order to break free from colonial rule.

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Rosé

A rosé is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine.

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Sauvignon blanc

Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the city of Bordeaux in France.

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Syrah

Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine.

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Table grape

Table grapes are grapes intended for consumption while fresh, as opposed to grapes grown for wine production, juice production, or for drying into raisins.

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Taferielt

Taferielt is an indigenous Moroccan wine, table, and raisin grape.

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The Oxford Companion to Wine

The Oxford Companion to Wine (OCW) is a book in the series of Oxford Companions published by Oxford University Press.

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Tourism in Morocco

Tourism in Morocco is well developed, maintaining a strong tourist industry focused on the country's coast, culture, and history.

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Vin gris

Vin gris is a variant of rosé wine made from red grapes, in particular Pinot noir and Pinot gris.

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Viticulture

Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.

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Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.

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Winemaking

Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid.

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1990s

The 1990s (often referred to as the "'90s" or "Nineties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999.

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See also

African drinks

Agriculture in Africa

Agriculture in Morocco

Arabic drinks

North African cuisine

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_wine

Also known as Morocco (wine), Morocco wine.

, Table grape, Taferielt, The Oxford Companion to Wine, Tourism in Morocco, Vin gris, Viticulture, Wine, Winemaking, 1990s.