Molise · Vinous

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Molise in Italy

Latitude: 41.4°–42.1° N
Vineyard altitude: 31 m to 726 m
Production zone: 435,323 ha

Contains 3 appellations (outlined on the zone map)
Biferno, Pentro di Isernia, Tintilia del Molise

Worked out from the boundaries (smallest container first). They follow whole communes, so a neighbour sharing a commune can show up here too.

Boundary drawn from whole communes, so it is a little larger than the legal zone. Boundary: Eurac Research PDO inventory (CC0). Country outlines: Natural Earth. Dots on the zone map are the vineyard points used for climate.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Molise must meet.

41 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Main grape(s)	Max yield t/ha	Max wine hl/ha	Wine from grapes max. %	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Actual alc. min. %	Acidity min. g/l	Dry extract min. g/l	Sugar max. g/l	Ageing min. months	In wood min. months
Molise Rosso	85% Montepulciano	15	105	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	18	–	–	–
Molise Rosso Riserva	85% Montepulciano	15	105	70	12	12.5	–	4.5	20	–	24	6
Molise Novello	85% Montepulciano	15	105	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Molise Rosato	85% Montepulciano	15	105	70	10.5	11.5	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Molise Rosso Spumante di Qualità	85% Montepulciano	15	105	70	10.5	10.5	–	5	18	12	–	–
Molise Rosato Spumante di Qualità	50% Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio / Moscato / Falanghina / Montepulciano / Fiano / Malvasia	15	105	70	10.5	10.5	–	5	16	12	–	–
Molise Pinot Nero	85% Pinot Noir	12	84	70	10.5	11.5	–	5	18	–	–	–
Molise Cabernet Sauvignon	85% Cabernet Sauvignon	12	84	70	11	11	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Molise Merlot	85% Merlot	13	91	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Molise Merlot Frizzante	85% Merlot	13	91	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Molise Merlot Novello	85% Merlot	13	91	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Molise Sangiovese	85% Sangiovese	15	105	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	18	–	–	–
Molise Aglianico	85% Aglianico	12	84	70	11	11.5	–	4.5	18	–	–	–
Molise Aglianico Riserva	85% Aglianico	12	84	70	12	12.5	–	4.5	20	–	24	6
Molise Bianco Spumante di Qualità	50% Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio / Moscato / Falanghina / Montepulciano / Fiano / Malvasia	15	105	70	10.5	10.5	–	5	16	12	–	–
Molise Moscato Bianco Spumante di Qualità	85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains	12	84	70	10	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise e Moscato Bianco Frizzante	85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains	12	84	70	10	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Moscato Bianco Passito	85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains	12	60	50	10	14	13	4	22	–	–	–
Molise Moscato Bianco	85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains	12	84	70	10	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Malvasia Spumante di Qualità	85% Malvasia	14	98	70	10	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Malvasia Frizzante	85% Malvasia	14	98	70	10	10	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Molise Malvasia	85% Malvasia	14	98	70	10	9	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Molise Chardonnay	85% Chardonnay	12	84	70	10.5	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Chardonnay Spumante	85% Chardonnay	12	84	70	10.5	10.5	–	5	16	17	–	–
Molise Chardonnay Frizzante	85% Chardonnay	12	84	70	10.5	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Falanghina	85% Falanghina	14	98	70	10	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Falanghina Passito	85% Falanghina	14	70	50	10	14	–	4.5	22	–	–	–
Molise Falanghina Spumante di Qualità	85% Falanghina	14	98	70	10	10.5	–	5	22	12	–	–
Molise Trebbiano	85% Trebbiano	14	98	70	10	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Sauvignon	85% Sauvignon Blanc	12	84	70	10.5	11	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Fiano	85% Fiano	12	84	70	11.5	11.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Fiano Frizzante	85% Fiano	12	84	70	11.5	10.5	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Fiano Spumante di Qualità	85% Fiano	12	84	70	11.5	10.5	–	5	16	17	–	–
Molise Greco Bianco	85% Greco Bianco	12	84	70	11	11	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Pinot Bianco	85% Pinot Blanc	12	84	70	10.5	11	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Pinot Bianco Frizzante	85% Pinot Blanc	12	84	70	10.5	11	–	5	16	–	–	–
Molise Pinot Bianco Spumante di Qualità	85% Pinot Blanc	12	84	70	10.5	11	–	5	16	12	–	–
Molise Pinot Grigio	85% Pinot Grigio	12	84	70	10.5	10	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Molise Pinot Grigio Frizzante	85% Pinot Grigio	12	84	70	10.5	10	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Molise Pinot Grigio Spumante di Qualità	85% Pinot Grigio	12	84	70	10.5	10	–	4.5	16	17	–	–
Molise Bianco	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

From the official production rules (disciplinare di produzione). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

Blend rules

Molise Rosso

≥ 85% Montepulciano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

Blend rules

Molise Rosso Riserva

≥ 85% Montepulciano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

At least 24 months' ageing.

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Molise Novello

≥ 85% Montepulciano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Rosato

≥ 85% Montepulciano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Rosso Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Montepulciano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Rosato Spumante di Qualità

≥ 50% Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio / Moscato / Falanghina / Montepulciano / Fiano / Malvasia · Main grape
≤ 50% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Pinot Nero

≥ 85% Pinot Noir · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Cabernet Sauvignon

≥ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Merlot

≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Merlot Frizzante

≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Merlot Novello

≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Sangiovese

≥ 85% Sangiovese · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Aglianico

≥ 85% Aglianico · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Aglianico Riserva

≥ 85% Aglianico · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

At least 24 months' ageing.

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Molise Bianco Spumante di Qualità

≥ 50% Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio / Moscato / Falanghina / Montepulciano / Fiano / Malvasia · Main grape
≤ 50% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

Blend rules

Molise Moscato Bianco Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise e Moscato Bianco Frizzante

≥ 85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Moscato Bianco Passito

≥ 85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Moscato Bianco

≥ 85% Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Malvasia Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Malvasia · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Malvasia Frizzante

≥ 85% Malvasia · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Malvasia

≥ 85% Malvasia · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Chardonnay

≥ 85% Chardonnay · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Chardonnay Spumante

≥ 85% Chardonnay · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Chardonnay Frizzante

≥ 85% Chardonnay · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Falanghina

≥ 85% Falanghina · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Falanghina Passito

≥ 85% Falanghina · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Falanghina Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Falanghina · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Trebbiano

≥ 85% Trebbiano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Sauvignon

≥ 85% Sauvignon Blanc · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Fiano

≥ 85% Fiano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Fiano Frizzante

≥ 85% Fiano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Fiano Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Fiano · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Greco Bianco

≥ 85% Greco Bianco · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Pinot Bianco

≥ 85% Pinot Blanc · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

Blend rules

Molise Pinot Bianco Frizzante

≥ 85% Pinot Blanc · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

Blend rules

Molise Pinot Bianco Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Pinot Blanc · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Pinot Grigio

≥ 85% Pinot Grigio · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

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Molise Pinot Grigio Frizzante

≥ 85% Pinot Grigio · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

Blend rules

Molise Pinot Grigio Spumante di Qualità

≥ 85% Pinot Grigio · Main grape
≤ 15% other grapes of the same colour authorised in Molise · Others allowed

Other varieties allowed

Besides the main grapes, the rules allow these varieties in some wines. Grape names link where a profile exists.

15 varieties · 6 wines

Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Moscato Nero di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tintilia

15 varieties · Molise Pinot Nero

Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Nero di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Primitivo, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tintilia

15 varieties · Molise Cabernet Sauvignon

Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Nero di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tintilia

15 varieties · Molise Merlot, Molise Merlot Frizzante, Molise Merlot Novello

Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Montepulciano, Moscato Nero di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tintilia

15 varieties · Molise Sangiovese

Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Nero di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Sagrantino, Syrah, Tintilia

15 varieties · Molise Aglianico, Molise Aglianico Riserva

Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Nero di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tintilia

11 varieties · Molise Bianco Spumante di Qualità

Bombino Bianco, Garganega, Greco, Moscato Giallo, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

16 varieties · 4 wines

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

15 varieties · Molise Malvasia Spumante di Qualità, Molise Malvasia Frizzante, Molise Malvasia

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

17 varieties · 6 wines

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

16 varieties · Molise Falanghina, Molise Falanghina Passito, Molise Falanghina Spumante di Qualità

Bombino Bianco, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

14 varieties · Molise Trebbiano

16 varieties · Molise Sauvignon

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

16 varieties · Molise Fiano, Molise Fiano Frizzante, Molise Fiano Spumante di Qualità

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

16 varieties · Molise Greco Bianco

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

16 varieties · Molise Pinot Bianco, Molise Pinot Bianco Frizzante, Molise Pinot Bianco Spumante di Qualità

Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

No forcing

Forcing the vines is prohibited

Permitted

Irrigation

Cellar

Where the wine must be made

Within the production zone

02 · Climate fingerprint

The climate

The growing season averages 18.2 °C, warm on Gregory Jones's scale, with 1,762 growing degree days (Winkler III).

The average year 1991–2020, vineyards at about 474 m

Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season

Growing-season temperature: 18.2 °C; Warm · 17–19 °C (Jones)
Growing degree days: 1,762; Region III: 1,667–1,943 degree days
Growing-season rain: 427 mm; Of 841 mm a year
Harvest rain: 143 mm; September–October

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 417 m; Vineyard point 2, 782 m; Vineyard point 3, 276 m; Vineyard point 4, 885 m; Vineyard point 5, 8 m), moved to each point's height from the model's terrain. Indices that need daily data are not captured yet. How the climate figures are made.

Lower confidence:Monthly reanalysis in moderately complex terrain; not yet checked against a weather station.

Closest climates in the database

Picked by the data, not by hand: the profiles nearest on season warmth (counted twice), degree days, rain, ripening-month nights and day–night range. Neighbours within 30 km are left out, as they share the same weather.

1. GigondasVery similarCompared with Molise: same season warmth, similar rain.

2. ОряховицаVery similarCompared with Molise: same season warmth, similar rain.

3. CataluñaVery similarCompared with Molise: same season warmth, similar rain.

Growing-season temperature

Molise

18.2 °C

Gigondas

18.2 °C

Оряховица

18.2 °C

Cataluña

18.2 °C

Growing degree days

Molise

1,762

Gigondas

1,754

Оряховица

1,750

Cataluña

1,758

Growing-season rain

Molise

427 mm

Gigondas

441 mm

Оряховица

411 mm

Cataluña

403 mm

03 · Year by year

35 vintages

Each column is one growing season: heat above or below the 1991–2020 average, and rain at harvest. Pick a year for the details.

Warmer than averageCooler than averageHarvest rain (Sep–Oct)Average harvest rain, 143 mm

2025

Growing-season temp.
Growing degree days
Harvest rain
Growing-season rain
September nights
Hot days and frosts

Seasons are labelled by harvest year (April–October). Year-to-year changes from ERA5-Land; tested against station records in Alto Adige (r = 0.94 for season temperature at Bolzano). Rain varies more locally, so treat single-season rain with some caution. Vintage ratings, harvest dates and frost or hail events have places in the data model but are not loaded yet.

04 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

A geospatial inventory of regulatory information for wine protected designations of origin in Europe · Candiago et al., Scientific Data 9, 394 (2022); Eurac Research · CC0
Quality wines in Italy and France: a dataset of PDO specifications · figshare 25393261 · CC BY 4.0
ERA5-Land monthly averaged data (reanalysis-era5-land-monthly-means) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Climate Data Store · CC BY 4.0 (Copernicus licence)
OpenStreetMap vineyard areas (landuse=vineyard), from Geofabrik country extracts · OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0
Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (AWS open data tiles) · European Space Agency / Copernicus · Copernicus DEM licence
Disciplinare di produzione: Molise · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act
Appellation nesting worked out from boundaries (pipeline/build_nesting.py) · Vinous, from the Eurac PDO boundaries · CC0 (source data)
Climate profiles calculated by Vinous: method

Still to check (3)

Generated from EU reference data: check against the current product specification.
From the specification: Several sparkling and frizzante types allow a range of sweetness (brut nature to brut, extra dry, demi-sec or dolce; Merlot 'asciutto o abboccato'; Malvasia frizzante 'dal secco all'amabile'), so sweetness is left null for them. Some alcohol minima (Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Aglianico riserva) are written without 'totale'; recorded as total. The register lists a still Molise Bianco but the text defines no such type, so its values are null. Hill and foothill vineyards only.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.