Malaga wines are enjoying a surge in popularity on the Costa del Sol.
The wine growing areas in the Sierra de Almijara were once the main source of income for the area. Decimated by disease and a fall in demand as fortified sweet wines went out of fashion the wine producers of the region were looking at a bleak future.
Fortunately interest in the sweet red and white wines of Malaga has picked up in recent years and the likes of Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel dessert wines are once again gracing the tables of the restaurants and bars of this fashionable area of southern Spain and beyond.
There are no shortages of places to eat out along the coast near Malaga and you will find other local specialities which reflect the areas past with Spanish, Arabic and Jewish influences at the forefront, particularly in the seafood recipes such as Pescaito frito (fried fish) as well as gazpacho (cold soup), Spanish omelette (served cold with potato), serrano ham (cured ham) and a wide variety of tapas.
Many of these dishes are traditionally consumed with a glass of wine from Malaga or a sherry.
Of course you will find food from all over the world in the Costa del Sol which has adapted to its international clientele but it is pleasing to see the region maintaining its traditions with Malaga wines at the forefront.
Why not visit the charming wine growing areas of the Malaga Sierras and try a little tasting to find a wine for the table of your holiday villa in Marbella near Malaga?