/falˈɛrno dˈel mˈas͡siko/
- Campania
- Vineyard Area: 119,58 Hectares
- Year Appellation Started: 1989
- Appellation Last modified: 2014
- Red Grapes: Aglianico, Piedirosso, Primitivo
- White Grapes: Falanghina
- White (Bianco)
- Rosso (Red)
- Still White Wine: minimum 85% Falanghina + maximum 15% other grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region.
- Still Red Wine: minimum 60% Aglianico + maximum 40% Piedirosso + maximum 15% other grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region. Minimum 85% Primitivo + maximum 15% Aglianico and/or Piedirosso and/or Barbera for “Primitivo”. Minimum ageing – 24 months of which 12 months in oak for Riserva.
- Total Production: 5.543 Hectolitres
- White Wine: N/A
- Rose Wine: N/A
- Red Wine: N/A
- Falerno del Massico DOC has one of the most storied histories in the world of wine. It is the modern descendant of “Falernian wine” (Vinum Falernum), which was the most famous and prestigious wine of ancient Rome. Praised by poets like Horace and writers like Pliny the Elder, Falernian wine was considered the epitome of luxury and was often reserved for the Roman elite.