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The small Molise region has not yet found a way to make the most of its potential. The climate, soil and altitude are ideal for growing vines, but high production costs, low profitability and one of the lowest yields in the entire country keep people away from the vineyards. Production is also very low and in 2009 amounted to around 319,000 hl of wine, obtained in particular from Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Aglianico, with some Cabernet, Pinot Noir and Barbera, as well as Ciliegiolo and Bovale Grande. The white grape varieties include mainly Trebbiano Toscano and Abruzzese, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, as well as Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Bombino Bianco and Moscato Bianco.
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Molise Numbers:

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Information about Molise

Region Molise
Country Italy
Morphology of the land Plain: 0%   Hill: 45%   Mountain: 55%
Climate and soil The climate is typically continental with cold Winters and hot Summers. Snowfall abound in mountainous areas. The rains are scarce in the Summer months. The climate is mild on the coast.
History The troubled historical situation of this region has left deep scars that time has not yet healed. In history, Molise was part of a Roman region together with Abruzzo. Later, this territory became the land of the Samnites; conquered by the Lombards, Saracens, Byzantines, and later a land of Frederick II. It was then that the name Molise took hold, as the Counts of Molise prevailed among the various fiefdoms into which it was divided. Later, it was hit by an economic and social collapse which continued even after the annexation to the Kingdom of Italy, where Molise together with Abruzzo formed a single region. In 1963, Molise split from Abruzzi to become independent.
Typical products Molise, which had never distinguished itself in making quality wines, has recently had some DOC areas: Molise, Biferno and Pentro producing reds, whites and rosés. Aglianico also grows in Molise, where Di Majo Norante does excellent work with these grapes, as do Montepulciano and Falanghinaa.
Typical dishes Like Abruzzo, Molise draws its products from the sea, agriculture and pastureland, remaining essentially faithful to the peasant civilisation, also bearing in mind the ruggedness of the soil and its low fertility have been the basic factors in the region's poor development. A Molise menu generally begins with very tasty mixed cold meats, such as 'soppressata', sausages with fennel or black pepper preserved in fat, mutelle, cured meats rich in chilli pepper, 'nirvi' and 'musse', a typical appetiser of the Campobasso area made from veal snout. First courses include the typical maccheroni alla chitarra served with a lamb and pepper ragout, or with fresh tomatoes and the ever-present chilli pepper, and fusilli, rolled rectangular pasta.
Red grape varieties Aglianico, Barbera, Bovale, Ciliegiolo, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Sangiovese
White grape varieties Bombino Bianco/Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Chardonnay, Malvasia di Candia, Moscato Bianco/Moscato Reale, Pinot Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano
DOC Biferno, Molise, Pentro di Isernia, Tintilia del Molise
IGT Osco o Terre degli Osci, Rotae

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