Moscato Bianco grapes on the vine
Magliocco CaninoMagliocco Canino was once perhaps the most widespread red grape variety in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It fell out of favor but has recently been revived. Its wines have an aroma of dark fruit and taste of pepper and spice as well.
Malvasia is a white grape probably of Greek origin that is found in all regions of Italy. It is among the most heavily cultivated grapes in Italy and comes in many varieties. For example, Malvasia Blanco can be used as a blending grapes or dried and made into dessert wine.
Marzemino
Marzemino is a dark, fruity red grape said to have come from Ancient Greece, or from Austria. It is now found in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy. Marzemino wine was enjoyed by the Imperial Court of Vienna, and immortalized by Mozart in the opera Don Giovanni.
Molinara
Molinara is a red grape from the Veneto region of northern Italy. Along with Corvina and Rondinella it is a component in Bardolino and Valpolicella wines, bringing fruit flavor and acidity to the blends.
Monica
Monica is a lightly-colored, delicately-flavored red grape of Spanish origin widely grown in the Sardinia region of southern Italy. It may be the famous, or more precisely infamous, Mission grape of the Central Valley of California.
Montepulciano d’Abruzzi
Montepulciano d’Abruzzi is a very deep colored purplish red grape variety widely grown in the Abruzzi, Molise, and The Marche regions of central Italy. It is known for sweet tannins and jammy red and black fruit flavors. See I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Abruzzi Region for a review of a Montepulciano d’Abruzzi wine.
Moscato Bianco
Moscato Bianco is a white grape found in all regions of Italy, but especially in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. It is the oldest and perhaps the best variety of Muscat, a grape with literally dozens of subvarieties, many of which are found in Italy.
Mueller-Thurgau
Mueller-Thurgau is quite unique among the grape varieties discussed in this website. It was created by a Swiss scientist as a cross between two white varieties, the sometimes great Riesling, and the quite pedestrian Sylvaner. Mueller-Thurgau is very productive. It is often found in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy, where on occasion it produces fine wines, in particular in Alpine areas.