Falerio
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Albana B. (Albana Bianca)Biancame B. - Trebbiano Toscano B. (Biancame Nostrano)Bombino Bianco B. - Ottenese (Bombino Bianco)Chardonnay B. (Chardonnay Blanc)Fiano B. (Fiano)Grechetto B. (Pignoletto)Malvasia Bianca Lunga B. - Malvoisier (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Malvasia Bianca Di Candia B. - Malvoisier (Malvasia Bianca Di Candia)Manzoni Bianco B. - Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13 B. (Manzoni Bianco)Montonico Bianco B. - Montonico (Montonico Bianco)Moscato Bianco B. - Moscato Reale (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Mostosa B. (Mostosa)Passerina B. (Passerina)Pecorino B. - Vissanello (Pecorino)Pinot Bianco B. - Pinot (Pinot Blanc)Riesling Italico B. - Welschriesling (Welschriesling)Riesling Renano B. - Riesling (Riesling Weiss)Sauvignon B. - Sauvignon Blanc (Sauvignon Blanc)Syrah N. - Shiraz (Syrah)Tocai Friulano B. - Tuchì (Friulano)Trebbiano Toscano B. - Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano)Verdicchio Bianco B. - Trebbiano Di Soave B. (Verdicchio Bianco)Vermentino B. - Pigato B. (Vermentino)
Terroir
Human factors
- The name Falerio derives from the ancient city of Faleria, later Falerio Picenus, today Falerone, anchoring the appellation in a centuries-long history. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Written evidence of vineyards in this area dates back to at least 1596, in Andrea Bacci's treatise on Italian wines. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- Pale straw-yellow color with greenish highlights, transparent and almost crystalline. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terroir / wine link
- The interplay between human factors — training, pruning, and winemaking — and the natural characteristics of the territory produces the unique organoleptic profile of Falerio.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0433
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Piceni