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Molise

Molise is a wine region in Italy, home to 10 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Tintilia del Molise, Biferno.

Molise at a glance: red-leaning; known for Tintilia del Molise, Biferno; wines range from IGT to DOC.
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Molise's 10 wineries lean red but make plenty of white too; Pinot Grigio is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DOC, IGT designation.

Most common single-grape wines

When Molise wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Molise leans red (about 58% of its wines) but makes meaningful white too.

50 distinct Molise wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red29 · 58%
  • White16 · 32%
  • Rose5 · 10%

Types: Still.

Representative Molise wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Borgo di Colloredo — Gironia Bianco
  • Agricola Vinica — Lame del Sorbo Rosato
  • Di Majo Norante — Apianae
  • Di Majo Norante — Greco
  • Casada — Pinot Grigio
  • Di Majo Norante — Contado
  • Di Majo Norante — Sassius Aglianico Riserva
  • Agricola Vinica — Lame del Sorbo Sauvignon

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Molise, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Tintilia del Molise
  • Osco
  • Biferno
  • Terre degli Osci

Quality designations

Wines here span quality tiers from everyday IGT to the strictly-controlled DOC — you'll find both accessible and prestige bottles.

  • DOCAn Italian controlled-origin designation — sets the region, grapes and rules a wine must follow.
  • IGTA looser Italian designation for regional wines with more freedom than DOC — often good value.

Italy wine designations

DOC
DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
DOCG
DOCG is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
IGP
IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin.
IGT
IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status.
PDO
PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

How to choose a good Molise wine

For everyday drinking, IGT bottles are the accessible choice; for something special, DOC signals the region's most tightly-controlled, prestige wines.

FAQs

What do the designation terms on Molise wines mean?
DOC: DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status. IGT: IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Molise?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Molise wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Molise?
The current regional catalogue contains 50 linked wines from 10 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.