The viticulture in Tunesien has a long tradition, which was justified as here with many other Mediterranean countries also by the in the special one the Karthager.

Also the further history of the building of wines in Tunesien covers itself with many other North African countries. Under Roman rule it came to a bloom, until under Muslim rule the cultivation of wine came to the purpose of wine production practically to succumbing.

Only under French rule starting from the year 1881 upswing began with wine production. At that time there were and 95% in Tunesien only approx. 1,000 hectar was intended for the cultivation vion board grapes/clusters; the remaining 50 hectars, which were intended for the viticulture, were already firm in French hand. Tunesien became the supplier of covering and blend wines. This went also still another time long well, when Tunesien of France was already independent. Only to the center of the 1960er years, when French possession was expropriated and the planned economy was introduced, wine production fell into a deep crisis.

Today Tunesien has a wine right after French model with AOC Appellationen. This is today an advantage, since the wines in the shelves arouse an impression, as if would come it from France. The viticulture is nearly completely nationally controlled, as in Algeria. Still mainly sorts are cultivated, which one finds also in Southern France. To these Cabernet, Cinsault, Alicante Bouschet, Grenache, Syrah, Clairette blanche and Muscat de Frontignan.Probleme belong often prepare the desert storms. The harvest is blown by it literal now and then of hoist. In years with a good harvest approx. 400,000 Hektoliter wine on a cultivated area are produced by approximately 29,000 hectares. The cultivated area to the wine production is strongly and the Tafeltraubenprodukion gains significance. The wines are body-rich red and

Quality wines in Tunesien

The Appellation d'Origine (short AOC) wines Tunesiens is:

• AOC Grand Cru Mornag

The area is been appropriate 40 km for approx. of Tunis. The red wines are strong with well inserted Tanninen and are good meal companions to meat and game courts.

• AOC Mornag

The AOC is the largest AOC Tunesiens. It extends from Grombalia, Takelsa to Korba in the east and Enfidha in the south. Red and weissweine is cultivated. The climate is drying. The annual amounts of precipitation are with 300 to 400 mm/year. By the proximity to the sea the Luftfeuchtigkeuit is higher than normal and the variations in temperature not too extremely. Good improvements of the wines could be obtained by the use of qualitatively high-quality Rebsorten.

• AOC Thibar

The region has a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers and an annual amount of precipitation of 500 mm/year. Here knowing, and red wines are manufactured.

• AOC Coteaux d'Utique

The region is appropriate north, for approx. 40 km von Tunis.

• AOC Tebourba

Large cultivation region with wines of good name. Red and are manufactured.

• AOC Sidi Salem

30 km south of Tunis. The amount of precipitation is with 500mm to 600mm in the year. Red and are manufactured.

• AOC Kelibia

This area is to approx. 140 km von Tunis with Cap Bon. It prevails a mediterranes climate forwards. Only a Rebsorte is cultivated, the Muskateller sort Alexandria, also "muscat de called. The wines are drying and fruchtig.

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