Moroccan bitch cultivation

Moroccan vine cultivation and planting of the first vineyards date back to Phoenicians and Roman colonization. In ancient times, the main centers of wine production were concentrated in Volbilis, located in the region of Meknes, the present city.

Morocco continues to be one of the last wild grapes on the land on Earth. In ancient times, Pausanias of Perige pointed out that the inhabitants of Lixus, founded by the Phoenicians on the right bank of Arucus Wadi, consumed fruit. Louis Lebadou said, “The Berbers don’t ignore this supplement: When autumn comes, the Gouger people go up to the forests of Atlas and pick grapes from the trees.

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Amperegrafar was able to find these Ramblasques, known as Aneb Djalia, in the Valley of Oued Titria. He points out that “some of them have strong similarities to grape varieties grown by the Berbers.”

The first wine was produced around the 2nd century BC during the establishment of Phoenician and Greek trade posts.

It was the Roman colonization that developed viticulture in Morocco, where Mauritania wine could be presented to Patricia’s table. The province corresponded to what is now northern Morocco. It ran from the north to Saleh, south to Volbilis and east of the Loud River. The main cities were Volubilis, Tingis (Tangier), Lixus (Larache) and Tamuda (Tetouan).

The conquest of Muslims did not destroy the viticulture in North Africa. I gave the table grape privileges. The Islamic Moroccans, Berbers, brought their varieties when they arrived on the Iberian Peninsula. One of these is still grown in Andalusia. It is a white Tunis falanato known in Spain as Mallorca. In Al Andalus, many Muslim agriculture scholars explained grape cultivation, different Andalusian grape varieties, and how they were cultivated. The vineyard continued to produce wine, which added palm wine made from dried grapes, and was thought to be unbanned. All the prime ministers and caliphs of Moor Island’s origins were great drinkers, and the palaces of Granada, Cordoba, Seville, Medinaceli and Almeria were famous for their wine and the drinking that took place there.

In Morocco, various Muslim rulers tolerated Mera, a Jewish community that lived in the neighborhood. The Jews were able to drink wine, but were forbidden to sell it. Many had their own vineyards. Al Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Zayati al-Fasi al-Wazan, known as the African Leon, stated in 1525 that it was the case of a family of 500 people in the Taza. The community was brought to life by Mogador and Marrakech, with the same rights of ownership and honorableness.

The same license was granted to resident Christians. First, the Sultanian mercenaries, militias created early in the 7th century, and secondly the consul forces. At the beginning of the 14th century, members of the Genoa Consulate played fonquets to Ceuta, Alzila, Laras, Saleh and Anfa. The tavern there sold wine from countries in the Northern Mediterranean. The Marseille Act of 1228 mentions that Mandel sells wine from Provence, Ceuta. Leon, a 16th century African, estimated the number of these drinking establishments in the FEZ to be 200. He also said, “Some men had wine for sale at home, and each man could use it peacefully without the court being attacked.

In Morocco, Portuguese (August 15, 1415 – March 11, 1769), Portuguese planted grapes when it settled in Azemmuhl, Safi and El Jadida, the foreshadowing of today’s Dukkala vineyards.

For the Moroccan Jewish community, wine production continued into the 20th century. The grapes were grown in the garden. However, at the end of the reserve, the quality of this kosher was reported to be inadequate. “Kosher red wine is adorable. Especially the dahlia wine made by cousin Salomon Amal. There is no effective kosher wine production.”

Due to colonization in the 20th century, France developed viticulture in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. By 1875, the vineyards were created by French merchants to supply wine in North Africa. They were soon joined by Spanish and Italian colleagues.

In Morocco, the land selection was overwhelming and the grape rivers planted in the sandy soil of Chaua were resistant to disease. Several French grape varieties were grafted, and the culture became concentrated, and the whole boat arrived in Europe, packed with grapes since 1880. From 1905, the first Pineardier left Casablanca and was dropped off at European ports.

Four grape varieties were chosen as the best suited terroirs to produce the desired wine. These were Grenache, Carignan, BC and Alicante Boucher. This was the beginning of mass production of Moroccan viticulture, and the era of high-grade medical wines used in blending. Before World War I, 80,000 hectares were grown on grapes, providing a large outlet. Production was then based on volume rather than quality, and many Moroccan wines were sent to Languedoc, enriching the alcohol content of the mass-produced table wines in this wine region. Therefore, selection of grape varieties from Midi and Spain, large-scale producers introduced by the settlers

In 1923, a Belgian company established a winery in the Casablanca area near Ben Sliman. The first harvest took place in 1927. This was the beginning of modern Moroccan vine cultivation. Thalvin-Ebertec is the owner of this property and will be responsible for the name of Ouled Thaleb.

During this period of prosperity, the vineyard region has exceeded 55,000 hectares and exceeded 3,500,000 hectares. A few hundred hectares of domains around Meknes, Rabat, Tiflet, and Khemisset. The Ait Souara cellar in Meknes remains a witness and symbol of this euphoric era.

By the end of the 1950s, grape-planted areas had exceeded 65,000 hectares, with more restrained yields reducing production to 3,000,000 hectares.

With independence in 1956, the Morocco kingdom inherited these wineries and vineyards, but for both cultural and religious reasons, viticulture reduced its retention.

Furthermore, in 1967, the Treaty of Rome banned the mixing of European Community wines with people overseas, and Morocco lost this market and faced a crisis of overproduction.

However, the measure gave new driving forces to Moroccan production, forcing them to abandon the bulk to head to the bottles for wine growers. This was the appearance of modern production units that produced more qualitative grape varieties, such as Chardonnay, Russantne, Syrah and Cabernet…

In the early 2000s, 12,000 hectares were grown for the production of 350,000-450,000 hectares.

It is only the Meknes region, which represents almost half of Morocco’s vineyards. This period is characterized by the arrival of Castel in France and the creation of the Domaine de Lazouina. The official laboratory for chemical analysis and wine research is located in Casablanca. Since then, Morocco has been a member of the International Wine and Wine Organization. In 2008, it produced 35 million bottles.

Since 2011, the new government has created another political situation that is less favorable to wine consumption by the Moroccans themselves. The increase in taxes on alcoholic beverages had a negative effect as 85% of production is local.

Despite this restrictive policy, wine remains a booming economy sector, producing more than 40 million bottles a year. This makes Morocco the second largest wine producer in the Arab world. Additionally, the wine sector created 20,000 jobs, bringing 130 million euros in 2011.