Falerio
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Albana B. (Albana Bianca)Biancame B. (Biancame Nostrano)Bombino Bianco B. (Bombino Bianco)Chardonnay B. (Chardonnay Blanc)Fiano B. (Fiano)Grechetto B. (Pignoletto)Incrocio Bruni 54 B. (Bruni 54)Malvasia Bianca Lunga B. (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Malvasia Bianca Di Candia B. (Malvasia Bianca Di Candia)Manzoni Bianco B. (Manzoni Bianco)Montonico Bianco B. (Montonico Bianco)Moscato Bianco B. (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Mostosa B. (Mostosa)Passerina B. (Passerina)Pecorino B. (Pecorino)Pinot Bianco B. (Pinot Blanc)Riesling Italico B. (Welschriesling)Riesling Renano B. (Riesling Weiss)Sauvignon B. (Sauvignon Blanc)Syrah N. (Syrah)Tocai Friulano B. (Friulano)Trebbiano Toscano B. (Trebbiano Toscano)Verdicchio Bianco B. (Verdicchio Bianco)Vermentino 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