Morocco makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 10 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
6 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Meknès
The Moroccan foothills yield wines caught between French winemaking discipline and the dry, mineral grip of North African terroir—reds…
Guerrouane
The foothills around Guerrouane catch cool Atlantic currents that soften the Moroccan heat, lending its reds the structure of cooler…
Beni M'tir
The reds here trade the soft tannins of coastal Morocco for muscle and structure, their frames built on cooler nights and clay-limestone…
Rabat/Casablanca
Morocco's Atlantic coast draws cool breezes into clay-limestone soils where ambitious winemakers chase red wines with grip and white…
El-Jadida
The Atlantic coast cools El-Jadida's reds into pale, savory wines while its rosés hold the salinity of sea air—a region where red and…
Zenatta
Zenatta's reds show the lean, mineral grip of Atlantic influence—wines that taste more of slate than ripe fruit, their tannins sharp…
The country’s house grammar.
The 2 styles Morocco makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of morocco’s production.
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French Bordeaux Rosé — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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The houses that keep showing up.
3 Morocco estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Morocco our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Loco By Jem’s
Street Food · Grill · Mediterranean — Marrakesh
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Nomad
Grill · Street Food · Traditional — Marrakesh
82
Restaurant Shab El Hout
Fès ⴼⴰⵙ فاس
65
AZAR
Middle Eastern — Marrakesh
44
Restaurant MB
Grill · Middle Eastern — Marrakesh
42
Le Lokal
Ethnic Fusion — El Jadida
42
Complexe Les Palmiers
Errachidia ⵉⵎⵜⵖⴻⵔⵏ الرشيدية
42
Al Hamra Street / الحمرا ستريت
Traditional · Middle Eastern — Al Hamra الحمراء
41
River Front
Tétouan
41
Al Hamra Street / الحمرا ستريت
Traditional · Middle Eastern — Al Hamra الحمراء
41
Perla Gourmet
Traditional · Middle Eastern — Casablanca
41
LA RAVIOLE by Chef Nabil Filali
Middle Eastern · Traditional — Casablanca
41
Morocco — good to know
- How many wineries are in Morocco?
- Femente tracks 32 wineries across 10 wine regions in Morocco, alongside 123 critic-tracked restaurants.
- What are the main wine regions in Morocco?
- The most-covered wine regions in Morocco include Meknès, Guerrouane, Beni M'tir, Rabat/Casablanca, El-Jadida, and Zenatta.
- What grapes is Morocco known for?
- Among Morocco's top-rated producers, the most common grapes are Shiraz/Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc.
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