History
MÁLAGA WINE: A WINE WITH HISTORY
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Las primeras referencias del vino en Málaga se remontan al Neolítico, según una intervención arqueológica coordinada por el profesor del departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Leonardo García Sanjuán que ha revelado la existencia de prácticas viticultoras en esa época gracias a unos restos de vino hallados en unas cerámicas del dolmen de Menga.
La llegada de los fenicios a las costas malagueñas costas allá por el s. VIII a.n.e. introdujeron vinos procedentes del mediterráneo oriental y además cultivaron la vid en asociación con los grupos autóctonos elaborando vinos.
The mythical Mainake. Coinciding with the founding of the mythical Mainake, around 600 BC. , «… The Greeks settled in Malaga and taught the indigenous people to prune the vineyards…», as Guillén Robles tells us in his «History of Malaga and its province»
Acinipo means land of wines. In the Roman ruins of Acinipo, in Ronda, numerous coins have been found with the representation of a bunch of grapes, which suggests the importance of wine production in that territory.
Vinum Malacita. In Malaga there are numerous vestiges that suggest the economic and social importance of wine in Roman times. An interesting testimony dates from the Lower Roman Empire and consists of a prismatic fermentation tank discovered in Cártama, about thirty kilometers away from the capital.
In the Malaga lands of Al Andalus, the vineyard continued to be cultivated to produce wine and raisins. The wine called “xarab al malaquí” continued to be consumed, it was very famous and mentioned by the most prominent poets. The cultivation of the raisin continues to be carried out in our days following the most genuine tradition, protected under the DO Pasas de Málaga.
The Cardinal of wines. In 1224, the King of France, Philip Augustus organized the "Battle of the Wines", the most prestigious wines attended this event, and it could be considered the first tasting contest in history. During that meeting, the Wine of Malaga was named CARDINAL DE LOS VINOS.
The Lords of the Vineyards. Already in Christian times, on January 12, 1502, at the request of the “Viñeros” or Lords of the Vineyards of Malaga, the Catholic Monarchs issued a royal certificate "... about the closure and the bringing of wine to the city of Malaga ..." by wich enforced the prerogatives of those, constituting the first Malaga wine ordinances. On November 30 of the same year, they issue another Royal Certificate that ratifies the previous one and gives a license to give the residents of Malaga land and mountains to plant vineyards. Doña Juana de Castilla ratifies the rights of the Viñeros in 1513, as well as Felipe III in 1608.
The Brotherhood of Viñeros. It was at the time of King Felipe III when the Viñeros Guild Brotherhood was formally constituted, a brotherhood that subsists in its union aspect in what is now the Regulatory Council and in its religious aspect in the Very Illustration Old And Venerable Sacramental Brotherhood of Our. Father Jesús Nazareno de Viñeros, Our Lady of the Traspaso y Soledad de Viñeros and Saint Lorenzo Mártir.
The Wine of the Tzar. In 1791, Mr. Gálvez, ambassador of Spain in Moscow, presented the Tsarina and Empress of Russia, Catherine II, with boxes of Malaga wine, and the pleasure they caused her was such that she exempted all wines from Malaga who arrived to his Empire controlled by the Brotherhood of Viñeros .
The House and Company of Commerce of Viñeros de Málaga. In 1806, by Royal Decree the Casa y Compañía de Comercio de Viñeros de Málaga was created, ”to prevent as much as possible the adulteration of the fruits issued by the company”,…” they will be placed on the vessels, boxes or bundles that they contain, brands difficult to counterfeit ... "
The Regulations of the Trade Union Association of Malaga Wine Exporters. On July 1, 1900, the Regulation of the Malaga Wine Exporters Guild Association appears, to ensure the general interests of the wine trade by issuing certificates, appointing arbitrators and experts and above all, guaranteeing through its seal of origin , the legitimacy of the wines they exported.
The brand "Malaga". On February 5, 1924, the Trade Union Association of Wine Exporters of Malaga requests the registration of the Malaga brand, which is published in the Official Industrial Property Gazette dated March 16, 1924.
Denominación de Origen “Málaga”. El 13 de Septiembre de 1932 se publicó la creación de la Denominación de Origen Málaga (Gaceta de Madrid número 257).
El Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Málaga. El 8 de Septiembre de 1933 se creó el Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen “Málaga”, cuyo primer Reglamento fue publicado en la Gaceta de Madrid del 3 de Mayo de 1935.
The Denominations of Origin “Málaga and“ Sierras de Málaga ”. On January 9, 2001, the fourth regulation of the Regulatory Council is published in the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía, which also recognizes the D.O. Sierras de Málaga, coming to be called the Regulatory Council of Denominations of Origin «Málaga» and «Sierras de Málaga».
The Denomination of Origin "Pasas de Málaga". In 2004, the Regulatory Council of the Denominations of Origin "Málaga" and "Sierras de Málaga" and the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin "Pasas de Málaga" merged, currently the Regulatory Council of the Denominations of Origin «Málaga», «Sierras de Málaga» and «Pasas de Málaga».
