Relating to or denoting a famous ancient Roman wine from the Falernian region in Campania, Italy, highly prized in classical times.
From Latin Falernum, the region in Campania where this celebrated wine was produced. The -ian suffix indicates origin or quality. The wine was famous from the 2nd century BCE through the Roman Imperial period.
Falernian wine was basically the 'Dom Pérignon' of ancient Rome—it was so expensive and exclusive that owning old bottles was a status symbol among Roman elites!
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