Falernian

[ fuh-lur-nee-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.

1720–30; < Latin ( ager ) Falern ( us ) Falernian (field) + -ian

You must lay a part of the heartiness of our reception, especially the old Falernian, to the account of our relieved fears.

There are two kinds of Falernian wine, the dry and the sweet.

The Caucine too is a noble wine, and resembles the Falernian.

The Calenian wine is light, and better for the stomach than the Falernian.

Falernus, adj., Falernian; ager Falernus, a famous wine-growing district in Campania.

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