Algeria: Geography

Western Algeria accounts for over 65% of the area under vines, notably the districts of Aïn Temouchent, Mascara, Mostaganem, Sidi Bel Abbès, and Tlemcen. Médéa, Aïn Defla, and western Mitidja grow vines in the centre of the country, while El Tarf is on the border with tunisia in the east. Winters are mild, summers are hot, dry, and sunny. Climatically this is similar to much of southern and eastern Spain.