The Winery Les Celliers de Meknès is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 94 wines for sale in of Meknès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Les Celliers de Meknès wines in Meknès among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Celliers de Meknès wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Les Celliers de Meknès wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Les Celliers de Meknès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or stuffed pumpkin.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Les Celliers de Meknès. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Morocco, located in Northwestern North Africa, is an ancient kingdom whose history is as diverse as its geography. Influenced over the centuries by Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs and various modern European powers, it remains a bridge between Europe and the African continent. The Atlas Mountains, which run through the country, are all that separate the vast Sahara Desert from the cool expanses of the Atlantic. Similarly, the 16 km Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Morocco from Spain, is all that separates Islamic North Africa from Christian Southern Europe.
It was almost inevitable that a former colony of Rome and France would produce wine at some point in its history. Although the earliest evidence of Moroccan viticulture predates the Romans, it is likely that they were the first to produce wine on some scale.
After the fall of Rome, Morocco experienced centuries of Islamic rule, which naturally slowed its production of Alcohol, including wine. But interest was revived when the French increased their influence from the 1830s onwards.
In the early 20th century, Europe was sinking into world war, and Morocco also became a target for Britain and Germany. The French prevailed and established a protectorate in 1912 under the terms of the Treaty of Fez. Spain was also granted areas of interest in the north and south of the country.
Under French influence, Morocco began to make a significant contribution to the world wine industry.
How Winery Les Celliers de Meknès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of lamb skewers, cod and zucchini crumble or fillet of lamb in potato dressing.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Les Celliers de Meknès. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
How Winery Les Celliers de Meknès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, papillotes of mackerel or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Les Celliers de Meknès. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.
In red winemaking, wine made from the marcs by pressing after devatting. See goutte (wine of).
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Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
