A shortened or alternate form of Falernian, referring to the famous ancient Roman wine from Campania.
From Latin Falernum, referring to wines from the Falernian region near Naples. The term shortened to falern in English usage. The wine was celebrated by Pliny and other classical writers.
Falern is shorthand for one of history's most legendary wines—Falernian wine was so prized by ancient Romans that Pliny the Elder wrote detailed descriptions praising it!
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