Malaga

Wine from Malaga comes out of Andalucia, Spain, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Pedro Ximenez, backed by Muscat of Alexandria.

The ground underneath is clay, loam and sand.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal, hills and mountains.

Sweet wine, fortified wine and dry wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows intensely aromatic and luscious wines.

Labels here fall under the DO, the Pedro Ximenez and the Moscatel.

Inside it sit Serrania de Ronda, Manilva, Norte, Montes de Malaga and Axarquia.

Names to look for on a shelf: Bodegas Malaga Virgen, Jorge Ordonez & Co. and Telmo Rodriguez.

At the table these bottles work with cheese, grilled meats, seafood and desserts.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 20 years.

In the glass.

Sweet: Intensely aromatic and luscious wines.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DO
• Pedro Ximenez
• Moscatel

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Bodega A Munoz Cabrera - Dimobe 'Zumbral', Malaga, Spain
• Bodegas Antigua Casa de Guardia 'Pajarete 1908' Pedro Ximenez, Malaga, Spain
• Bodegas Lopez Garcia Malaga Dulce, Andalucia, Spain
• Bodegas Lunares de Ronda 'Altocielo', Malaga, Spain
• Bodegas Malaga Virgen 'Sol de Malaga', Malaga, Spain
• Bodegas Malaga Virgen Cartojal, Malaga, Spain
• Bodegas Malaga Virgen Moscatel Iberia, Malaga, Spain
• Bodegas Malaga Virgen Moscatel Reserva de Familia, Malaga, Spain

At the table.

• cheese
• grilled meats
• seafood
• desserts
• spicy dishes

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.
• Keeps for 5 to 20 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Malaga: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Spain, or the wider Andalucia guide.