Cenerente is a red grape variety native to Italy where it is grown in the Veneto region. It is very similar to Molinara.

Viticulture: Thick bloom gives the berries an ash-like look, Cenerente’s name deriving from ‘cenere’ which is Italian for ash.

Bibliography

See Dr Ian d’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014), p.500.