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Falernian

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Fa`ler´ni`an
a.1.Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy; as, Falernianwine.
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99, 14%, Bacchanalia, 01223 576 292; Falernian Fine Wine, 01656 755 755; AA Wines, 01872 510 265).
Bottle banks by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Horace describes wine using proper names such as Mariotic, Caecuban, Alban, Massic, and Falernian, the last mentioned specifically over a dozen times.
"Pulvis et umbra sumus" Horace in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises by Calloway, Katherine / The Hemingway Review
Falanghina has a tang of green apple and citrus and might have been the grape of Falernian, one of the most famous ancient wines.
South of the border ... Down Napoli way, Italian wines are bubbling up by Feiring, Alice / Cheers
 
 
 
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