🍇 Molinara

Molinara is a red wine grape from the Veneto in Italy. It is one of the three grapes used for Valpolicella and Bardolino. The other two are Corvina and Rondinella. Molinara is regarded as the third in importance of this trio. The name is linked to "mulino", a mill: the berries carry a bloom that looks like flour. The berries are pale with thin skins, so the wine is light in colour, with high acidity and low tannin. It is light, with notes of cherry and flowers. Molinara is often used for rosé wines, for example Bardolino Chiaretto. In Bardolino Superiore and Valpolicella, Molinara brings freshness and aroma. In recent decades, however, it has been planted less: producers prefer Corvina and Corvinone, which give a fuller wine. Molinara remains part of the tradition of Veneto wines, and through it you can recognise the taste of a "light" northern red.