Molinara is a red wine grape variety native to Italy. In the Veneto region it is found mostly in Verona province. Its light red wines are used for blending and suit pink or ‘rosato’ wine styles. Its name refers to ‘windmill’ or ‘mulino’ in Italian due to the white flour-like bloom which forms naturally on the grapes. Other names it gets given include Rossanella (around Lake Garda area), Brespon (in Valpantena) and Uva Sala.

Wine style: Pale pink red wines, salty red fruit flavours, marked acidity. Used as a freshener in Amarone.

Wines: Veneto: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG. | Bardolino DOC. | Bardolino Superiore DOCG. | Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG. | Valpolicella DOC. | Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso DOC.

Bibliography

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