page_title: Málaga and Sierras de Málaga
section_title: Wines
hierarchical_section_title: Málaga and Sierras de Málaga / Wines
caption_attribution_description: Etiqueta de vino de la DO Málaga, España
context_page_description: Málaga and Sierras de Málaga are two different Spanish Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas for wines from the province of Málaga. First formed as one DOP in 1932, the Sierras de Málaga DOP was formed in 2001 and in effect a sub-appellation of Málaga DOP.
context_section_description: The following types of wines are covered by the "Málaga" and "Sierras de Málaga" DOs:
  Málaga DO:
  a. Fortified wines between 15% and 22% vol.
  b. Natural sweet wines, at least 13% vol. produced from overripe grapes with the alcohol exclusively from the fermentation process.
  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; in areas where raisin drying beds (paseros) are used: they consist of earth rectangles built on south or southwest facing slopes, with low white walls built around them. The grapes are commonly placed directly on the soil. Afterwards, the fermentation is stopped in order to obtain a wine of between 15% and 22%.
  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. The driest wines are produced from grapes that have not been exposed to the sun.
  All ageing has to be done in Málaga in American oak barrels, with a capacity not exceeding 800 l.
caption: Official Málaga DOP label as found on the back of a wine bottle
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