The cellar

Top-rated Molinara

Every wine

The highest-rated Molinara bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Valpolicella Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Giuseppe Quintarelli 4.9 Valpolicella Dal Forno Romano Recioto della Valpolicella Dal Forno Romano 4.0 Veneto Cavalchina Bardolino Chiaretto Classico Cavalchina

Good value

Molinara under €25

The best-rated Molinara bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.4 Valpolicella Masi Campofiorin Masi Agricola 4.3 Valpolicella Corte Rugolin Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore Corte Rugolin 4.2 Valpolicella Nicolis Valpolicella Classico Nicolis 4.2 Valpolicella Scriani Valpolicella Classico Scriani 4.1 Valpolicella Le Salette Valpolicella Classico Le Salette 4.1 Valpolicella Valentina Cubi QB Rosso delle Venezie Valentina Cubi 4.0 Veneto Cavalchina Bardolino Chiaretto Classico Cavalchina

Region by region

Where Molinara is made

2 regions, with their best Molinara bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Molinara

Every cheese
Monte Veronese Our pick Old d'allevo is the sharpest, most peppery Monte Veronese, a cheese for the end of a meal. Amarone, dry and full-bodied from dried grapes and long ageing, has the weight and alcohol to stand up to it. Serve a small piece. Amarone della Valpolicella, Valpolicella: Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico · Masi Campolongo di Torbe Amarone della Valpolicella Classico · Antolini Moròpio Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Asiago Pressato Our pick A dry, light rosé with strawberry fruit and crisp acidity works as an aperitif beside cubes of fresh Asiago: the wine refreshes and the cheese's sweet, slightly tangy milkiness stays in front. Bardolino Chiaretto, Veneto: Cavalchina Bardolino Chiaretto Classico
Monte Veronese di malga Our pick Monte Veronese di malga, aged long, turns hard and slightly granular with butter, hazelnut and a spicy edge. A Riserva Amarone, dry, full and seasoned by years of ageing, matches that depth, and the cheese's fat softens the wine's structure. Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva, Valpolicella: Masi Riserva Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva · Corte Rugolin Monte Danieli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva
Grana Padano Our pick Recioto is a sweet red from dried grapes. Against aged, granular Grana Padano the cheese's salt and savoury crunch play off the wine's sugar, a milder version of the sweet and salty contrast of Recioto with blue cheese. Recioto della Valpolicella, Valpolicella: Giuseppe Quintarelli Recioto della Valpolicella Classico · Dal Forno Romano Recioto della Valpolicella · Masi Angelorum Recioto della Valpolicella Classico

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