WINE TUMBLER

• 2012-09-20

  

  Algeria Red

• 2012-07-16

  

  Algeria Wine Label

• 2012-07-12

  

  Algeria Wine Label - Mascara (early to middle 20th century)

• 2012-05-21

  

  Algeria Wine Label

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  Algeria Wine Producing Regions

  “With as much land under vine as the countries of Germany and South Africa, Algeria continues to maintain a wine industry with over 70 wineries in operation. During the peak of Algerian wine production, the main grapes of the region was Carignan, Cinsaut and Alicante Bouschet. Despite not having Pinot noir or otherwise resembling Burgundian wine, blends of these grapes were often labeled as burgundy. In recent times, Clairette and Ugni blanc have become the dominate grape varieties with some smaller plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Mouvedre and Syrah. Algerian wines are characterized by their overripe fruit, high alcohol and lowacidity. The grapes often go through a short fermentation process and are bottled after little to no oak aging.”
  

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  1950 Algerian/French Wine/Vin Label

• 2012-05-07

  

  African Wine Bible

  “A vinous voyage across the length and breadth of Africa, a continent more renowned for its famine, drought and deserts. This book reveals that the desire by man to grow vines and produce wine is far greater than environmental constraints. Wine writer John Platter and his wife Erica travel around this vast continent, exploring countries as diverse as Egypt and Ethiopia, Morocco and Mauritius, Algeria and East Africa, tasting their way through an eclectic array of viteous offerings. Engagingly written and hilarious in places, the Platters describe their safari in detail, drawing in the reader and making them feel a part of their great adventure. A must for all wine lovers and travel enthusiasts.”

                                                  — Lucy Watson on “Africa Uncorked”

• 2012-05-06

  

  Sidi Brahim is a range of branded wines produced in the Atlas mountains, mainly in Algeria but also in Tunisia and Morocco. The wines are blended and bottled or filled into bag-in-boxes in France, and are primarily sold there. It was the second-best selling foreign wine in France, behind Boulaouane (also a Castel brand), as of 2005. The production volume is around three million bottles annually.The wine has been named after the Battle of Sidi-Brahim (1845).

  The grape composition of Sidi Brahim and the range of wines offered has varied throughout the years, but in 2010 the composition is indicated as the following:

  • Red wine: Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Syrah (30%), and Merlot (20%).
  • Rosé wine: Cinsault (40%) and Grenache Gris (60%).
  • White wine: Chardonnay (100%).

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  Location of Algeria’s Main Wine Producing Regions

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  Algeria Reds

  “The traditional cuvées here included the Coteaux de Mascara 2008 and the multi-vintage Cuvée du Président. Made in a conservative Rhône style, these wines spend a long time in concrete tanks and used oak, and are perhaps released a tad late by today’s standards: colours are faded, fruit is low, the structure is mellowed and the focus is on a medium-bodied, food-friendly but not terribly expressive fruit & spice substance. There’s occasionally a bit of oxidation. I enjoy these wines for their simplicity and sense of restraint, though they are certainly not commercial.” —- Wojciech Bońkowski (Oct 2010)