Spain · DOP
Málaga
Appellation
Málaga is an appellation in Spain across 67 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP Category Liqueur Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes/Wine Of Overripe Grapes Protected since 1986-06-13 Area 500,407 ha registered outline Separate plots 4 Extent N–S × E–W 108.27 × 164.59 km Centre 36.9493° N, 4.2949° W Grapes Airén, Doradilla, Lairén, Moscatel De Alejandria, Moscatel De Grano Menudo, Pedro Ximénez, Rome Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 9.6 km south of Villanueva del Trabuco Nearest city 28 km north-east of Málaga 592,346 people To the sea 26 km Same latitude Yantai (China), Madera (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–2,059 m Mean elevation 505 m Measured over the whole outline on 84,755 elevation cells of about 245 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks60% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)23% Unconsolidated sediments10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 67 Show all 67 Alameda Alcaucín Alfarnate Alfarnatejo Algarrobo Alhaurín De La Torre Almargen Almogía Almáchar Alora Antequera Archez Archidona Arenas Arriate Atajate Benadalid Benamargosa Benamejí Benamocarra Benarrabá Borge, El Campillos Canillas De Aceituno Canillas De Albaida Casabermeja Casares Colmenar Comares Cortes De La Frontera Cuevas Bajas Cuevas De San Marcos Cuevas Del Becerro Cártama Cómpeta Cútar Estepona Frigiliana Fuente De Piedra Gaucín Humilladero Iznate Macharaviaya Manilva Moclinejo Mollina Málaga Nerja Palenciana Periana Pizarra Rincón De La Victoria Riogordo Ronda Salares Sayalonga Sedella Sierra De Yeguas Torremolinos Torrox Totalán Villanueva De Algaidas Villanueva De Tapia Villanueva Del Rosario Villanueva Del Trabuco Viñuela Vélez-Málaga Wineries · 5 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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