Molette
Vitis vinifera L.
Molette is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is France.2
In 2023 it covered 18 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 814 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: France.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 41%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Gringet × Heunisch Weiss, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Molette grows
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Other names
Molette Blanche · Molette De Seyssel
Parents
Other varieties from France
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 7898. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3