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The soil is mostly alluvial with carbonates present on the surface, although near the coastline the composition is more varied, including clay, quartz and mica.
There are five sub-zones in the DO:
*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 [[Axaquía]] 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 DO to the west of Málaga and [[Marbella]]. It includes three coastal municipalities, [[Casares]], [[Estepona]] and [[Manilva]] and the vineyards are on rocky soil on low hillsides along the coast.
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