🍇 Molinara
A red wine grape from the Veneto, one of the main grapes of Bardolino.
Molinara is a red wine grape from Italy, grown in the Veneto. According to VIVC, it is a wine grape with black berries; DNA markers show that one parent is Vulpea, while the other is unknown.
Molinara is one of the main grapes of the Bardolino and Bardolino Superiore appellations in the province of Verona, together with Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. Bardolino is a young, bright ruby red wine, fresh, with aromas of small fruits and spices; Bardolino Chiaretto is its rosé version, bright pink in colour. Bardolino Superiore is a deeper ruby red that turns garnet with age.
VIVC lists 26 synonyms for Molinara, among them Mulinara, Molinaro, Rossanella and Rossara. Its area in Italy was given as 1,618 ha in 1990.
Molinara belongs to Italian wine and to the grapes of the Veneto.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Molinara → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Veneto, 📍 Valpolicella
- Main grape in
- 📜 Bardolino Superiore, 📍 Valpolicella
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Rosé
- Parents
- 🍇 Vulpea
Frequently asked questions
What is Molinara?
A red grape from the Veneto, one of the main grapes of Bardolino and Bardolino Superiore.
What are the parents of Molinara?
According to DNA markers in VIVC, one parent is Vulpea; the other is unknown.
What wine does it give?
It goes into Bardolino, a fresh young ruby red, its rosé version Bardolino Chiaretto, and Bardolino Superiore.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Italian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 📍 Valpolicella — Hills near Verona, home of Amarone made from partly dried grapes.
Similar
🍇 Boschera · 🍇 Rondinella · 🍇 Negrara · 🍇 Oseleta · 🍇 Dindarella · 🍇 Bigolona
Sources
- VIVC passport
- Wikidata
- VIVC: area statistics (Molinara)
- eAmbrosia: PDO Bardolino, technical file
- eAmbrosia: PDO Bardolino Superiore, technical file