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{{Infobox wine region
[[Image:DO Málaga location.svg|thumb|right|360px|The Malaga and Sierras de Malaga DO's in the province of [[Malaga]], in the region of [[Andalusia]], Spain]]▼
| name = Málaga DOP <br> Sierras de Málaga DOP
[[Image:Vinos DO de Andalucía.svg|right|360px|thumb|The 6 DO wine regions in Andalusia (Spain)]]▼
| image = DO Málaga location.svg
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| official name = D.O.P. Málaga<ref name="gobes1">{{cite web |title=Denominación de Origen Protegida "Málaga" |url=https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/alimentacion/temas/calidad-agroalimentaria/calidad-diferenciada/dop/vcprd/DOP_malaga.aspx |website=www.mapa.gob.es |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> <br> D.O.P. Sierras de Málaga<ref name="gobes2">{{cite web |title=Denominación de Origen Protegida "Sierras de Málaga" |url=https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/alimentacion/temas/calidad-agroalimentaria/calidad-diferenciada/dop/vcprd/DOP_sierras-malaga.aspx |website=www.mapa.gob.es |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
| other name =
| type = [[Denominación de Origen|Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)]]
| year = 1932 (2001 for Sierras de Málaga DOP)
| country = [[Spain]]
| sub regions =
| climate region =
| planted =
| vineyards = {{convert|996|ha|acres|0}}
| grapes =
| varietals =
| wine produced = 11,602 hectolitres
| wineries = 40<ref name="vinomalaga">{{cite web |title=Consejo Regulador |url=http://www.vinomalaga.com/ |website=www.vinomalaga.com |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
| comments = Data for 2016 / 2017 for Málaga and Sierras de Málaga DOPs
}}
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'''Málaga''' and '''Sierras de Málaga''' are two different Spanish [[Denominación de Origen|Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas]] (
==History==
Although vines were probably first introduced by [[Phoenicians (wine)|Phoenicians]], who founded the city of Málaga, the first documented evidence of [[wine]] production in the region dates from the [[Low Roman Empire]], and consists of a fermentation vat which was discovered in [[Cártama]], a town about 30 km from Málaga.
During the centuries of [[Arab]] dominion over the [[Iberian Peninsula]], there was a constant conflict between the tenets of the [[Koran]], which prohibits the drinking of [[wine]], and the tradition of drinking wine, which was long established by that time. Slowly, over time, the severe punishments (including the death penalty for being drunk) were replaced by fines (''garima''), which in turn were later replaced by taxes (''qabäla'') to be paid by wine-sellers.
When Málaga was reconquered
:"The first thing our Catholic Conquering Princes did to make this city happy, rich and prosperous was to establish a Fraternity of Vintners (''Hermandad de Viñeros''), to watch over the production of the local wines, which even during the times of Moorish domination, played no small part in commerce and in the prosperity of the subjects. They understood that the vineyards, in addition to increasing the contentment and prosperity of their beloved city, would also contribute in no small manner to the Royal Treasury, due to the quantity of merchandise that would be exported to other dominions."
Some years later, on 12 January 1502 in [[Seville]], the Catholic Monarchs confirmed the creation of the Fraternity of Vintners by Royal Decree. The [[guild]] privileges were confirmed again by their daughter [[
In 1791, Mr Gálves, the Spanish ambassador in [[
This Fraternity continues to exist today in the shape of the Regulatory Body (Consejo Regulador) of the ''Denominación de Origen''.
In 1806, by Royal Decree, the Málaga Vintners House and Company of Commerce was created (''Casa y Compañía de Comercio de Viñeros de Málaga''), whose duties included: "to prevent the adulteration of the
On 1 July 1900 the regulations of the Associated Guild of Producers and Exporters of Málaga Wine were published (''Asociación Gremial de Criadores Exportadores de Vino de Málaga''), whose purpose was to watch over the general interests of the wine trade, by issuing certificates, nominating
By request of the grape-growers and vintners guilds, on 8 September 1933 the Regulatory Body was formed and its statutes were approved on 20 October 1933. All the wines produced in this
==Wines==
[[File:Málaga DO.jpeg|thumb|150px|Official Málaga DOP label as found on the back of a wine bottle]]
The following types of wines are covered by the "Málaga" and "Sierras de Málaga" DOs:
*Málaga DO:
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*Sierras de Málaga DO: White, rosé and red wines less than 15% vol.
Traditionally, the sweet Málaga wine is produced by drying the grapes in the sun on mats before pressing them
The ''Vinos de Lágrima'' are made from [[Pedro Ximénez]] grapes which have been dried for one or two days and then sieved two or three times, but never [[pressed (wine)|pressed]]. The driest wines are produced from grapes that have not been exposed to the sun.
All
{{see also|Malaga (wine)}}
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*The North Zone (''Zona Norte'') is a high plateau in the far north of the province, between [[Antequera]] and the border with [[Córdoba (Spanish province)|Córdoba]], next to the [[Montilla-Moriles]] DO. The soils are mainly iron-bearing clay with a significant amount of lime.
*The [[Axarquía]] is a mountainous area to the east of the city of Málaga, and extends towards [[Nerja]] in the east and to the frontier of [[Granada]] in the north. There are about 8,000 ha under vines in this subzone in gravely lime-bearing soil.
*The West Coast (''Costa Occidental'') is a small area separate from the rest of the
*The Mountains (''Los Montes''), around the city of Málaga is formed by eight municipalities, including the western suburbs of the city itself. The soils are of slate, and at a high altitude even though they are close to the [[Mediterranean]] sea.
*[[Ronda]], the latest addition in 2000, has the highest vineyards in this
==Climate==
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The excessive heat during the summer is always a danger, although the vines are well adapted to resist drought. There is also the risk of summer downpours during the harvest period.
==Authorised Grape Varieties==
The authorised grape varieties are:
* Málaga DOP
** Red: [[Romé]]
** White: [[Doradilla (grape)|Doradilla]], [[Pedro Ximénez|Pero Ximén / Pedro Ximénez]], [[Muscat of Alexandria|Moscatel de Alejandría]], and [[Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains|Moscatel Morisco / Moscatel de Grano Menudo]]
** Red: [[Romé]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Grenache|Garnacha Tinta]], [[Merlot]], [[Pinot Noir]], [[Syrah]], [[Tempranillo]], [[Graciano]], [[Malbec]], [[Monastrell]], [[Graciano|Tintilla de rota]], and [[Petit Verdot]]
** White: [[Chardonnay]], [[Gewürtztraminer]], [[Riesling]], [[Verdejo]], [[Viognier]], [[Pedro Ximénez|Pero Ximén / Pedro Ximénez]], [[Macabeo]], [[Sauvignon Blanc]], [[Colombard]], [[Muscat of Alexandria|Moscatel de Alejandría]], [[Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains|Moscatel Morisco / Moscatel de Grano Menudo]] [[Malvar (grape)|Lairén]], and [[Doradilla (grape)|Doradilla]]
The planting density varies between 800 and 5,000 vines/ha.
==References==
{{Portal|Wine|Drink}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.vinomalaga.com/ Málaga DOP and Sierras de Málaga DOP official website]
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{{Wine by country}}
{{wines}}
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