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    Molinara

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Molinara is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 866 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 277 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Italy: 828 ha (96% of the world total), across 4 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 47%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Vulpea × unknown, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 26 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    866 ha2
    World rank
    277 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 78991
    parentVulpea
    parentunknown
    Molinara

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy828 ha
    2. Spain38 ha
    3. Argentina0.4 ha
    4. Brazil0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,6377176098662000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Molinara grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly
    3. AreaSpain
    4. AreaArgentina
    5. AreaBrazil

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    Other names

    Molinara (R) · Molinera · Brepon · Brepon Molinaro · Breppion · Breppion Scavolegno · Breppion Scuro · Breppon · Breppon Molinaro · Molinara Ciara · Molinara Dal Sangue Di Lumaca · Molinara Rada · Molinara Rossa · Molinaro

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7899. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    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