Morocco

Fez

Finding alcohol, let alone sparkling wine in Morocco is not an easy task. Hotel bars seemed to be the most common source of beers and other beverages. Between Casablanca, Marrakech, Fez and Tangiers, I came across one single store located in Tangiers that sold liquor. I had given up the notion of trying a Moroccan produced wine until I came a across this wonderful store. I tried a white wine called Domaine De Sahari. It may have not been the most astounding wine I've ever tried but it definitely wasn't bad. It also prompted me to look up wine production in Morocco. I was surprised to learn that Morocco has a long history of growing wine. Their growing history and it's ups and downs is quite fascinating and worth spending your time looking into.

Domaine De Sahari wine

Aside from wine, there are two Moroccan made beers called Casablanca and Speciale Flag that I enjoyed on several occasions. There is apparently another Moroccan made beer called Stork that I never came across. While the beers I tried were enjoyable, I was just as happy drinking the very accessible sweet Moroccan mint tea.

Speciale Flag and Casablanca beer

Morocco as a whole left me with mixed feelings. It was overwhelming for a number of reasons but at the same time was beautiful, colourful, wonderfully cultural shock provoking and rich in history.

Fez Tannery

Fez wood museum

Casablanca