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Falanghina - what's the story?

I recently tried a bottle of Falanghina I came upon at a local Costco, here in Southern California. I don't think I'd ever heard of it before. It's crisp and a bit fruity, but has something of a slight bitterness in the finish that reminds me of Chardonnay just a little... or maybe a Gewurtz? Overall, I like it. It also reminds me a bit of Verdicchio, another Italian variety that I see very little of in this area. Just saw another Falanghina (different maker) in a newsletter from a local independent shop. A renaissance or just an aggressive exporter?

Can't find much more than that it's from the Campania region and is a very old variety. It's not even listed in any of the wine reference books I have. Is there a story to this grape and wine?

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Midlife
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Falanghina is indeed an ancient Italian grape. Apparently it now is sometimes sold as a single variety wine. However it has long been used in blends. In his 1980 book Vino, Burton Anderson states that Cenatiempo made a dry, light amber wine named Falernum from Falanghina, Negroamaro, and Cicienello grapes grown in both the Latium and Campania regions. This grower and others made a dry red wine they called Falerno from a mixture of Aglianico, Negroamaro, San Giuseppe Rosso, Falanghina, and other grapes. Who knows what relation, if any, these wines have to the ancient Falernum.

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From Burton Anderson's Wines of Italy--Mitchell Beazley, 2002 Edition pg Wine of Greek origin from Campania. DOC in several zones within Campania.

From Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes, Oxford Press, 1996--Enjoying a small revival=was basis for Falernum, a wine made in earlier time.

I'm sure later editions of these books will have more as the wines of Campania and the south in general are becoming more popular for export--A new generation of winemakers are making an effort to compete in the global market.

20 years ago the only major producer south of Umbria was Mastroberadino, now there are at least a half dozen producers who can compete with them.
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joseph b. rosenberg

Count me as a Falanghina fan. My favorite is the Feudi di San Gregorio

- I had the 2003 a couple weeks ago with osso buco bianco. It's also a component of Lacyrma Christi.

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DaleW

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jack peel

Salut/Hi jack peel,

le/on Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:41:55 -0400, tu disais/you said:-

He isn't. Plonk!!!

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Ian Hoare

Hello Ian,

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ballerino

Mi e' parso che DaleW abbia scritto:

Indeed, it's also got a good QP ratio: it's around 6.50 euros here, nowadays. Also nice is theyr Greco di Tufo, slightly higher in price but also higher in intensity.

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Vilco

Costco, here

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uraniumcommittee

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