Falernianadj.
/fəˈləːnɪən/, U.S. /fəˈlərniən/ Of or pertaining to the ager Falernus in Campania, which produced a celebrated wine. Also absol., Falernian wine.
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Liatico1622
Palermo1632
verdea1637
verdé1647
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Montepulciano1673
vino santo1686
Setin1693
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Aleatico1805
vernaccia1824
Cannonau1828
Chianti1833
Orvieto wine1846
Sabine1863
Barolo1875
Capri1877
Prosecco1881
moscato1903
Valpolicella1903
Recioto1905
spumante1908
Lambrusco1934
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Frascati1935
Sassella1935
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Brunello di Montalcino1964
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vinsanto1965
brunello1966
1726 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (ed. 2) i. 2 Whose lady kiss'd Damon the butler behind a hogshead of falernian.
a1764 R. Lloyd Dialogue in Poet. Wks. (1774) II. 6 Gen'rous liquor..Broach'd from the rich Falernian tun.
1842 E. Bulwer-Lytton Zanoni 29 Vineyards famous for the old Falernian.
1884 Mrs. Ross in Longman's Mag. Feb. 404 White Falernian [wine] is excellent.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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