Molinara is a red Italian wine grape which accounted for of planting land in Italy as of 2010, almost exclusively in the Veneto region. It adds acidity to the wines of the Valpolicella and Bardolino regions, which are made with blends of Corvina, Corvinone, Molinara and Rondinella. The wine's high propensity for oxidation, coupled with its low color extract, has caused a decline in favor and plantings among Venetian vineyards, declining in ten years by more than half from an area of in 2000. There has been debate about whether the grape is purple or blue. J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 447 Oxford University Press 2006 This grape is occasionally blended with Merlot to produce soft elegant rosés, and Molinara also accounts for of planting land in Spain.
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