Faber
[FAH-bur]
German hybrid that was developed in the 1920s but that wasn’t commercially popular until the 1960s. Faber’s parents are Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Müller-Thurgau. It’s viewed as a good-quality grape with riesling-like characteristics—fruity, spicy, and, in particular, high in acids. Although often used for blending, Faber also produces some high-quality, Riesling-style varietal wines. In addition to its good quality, one of Faber’s big advantages is its ability to grow under
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A grand mansion in northern Portugal that houses the Association of British port Shippers. Built during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, this superb granite structure is the site of some of the world’s best port tastings. Its dual dining rooms allow attendees to retire after formal dinners to the second dining room in order to enjoy their port properly. The term factory refers to an establishment for factors (trading agents) and merchants conducting business in a foreign country.
Such a wine has typically lost color, its complexity and character diminished, typically through the ravages of age.
see El Dorado AVA
Falerno del Massico DOC
[fah-LEHR-noh del MAHSS-see-koh]
Falernian (or Falernum), the most acclaimed wine of ancient Rome, was produced along the northern coast of the Campania region near Mondragone. Today in that same area (which is northwest of Naples), the modern DOC of Falerno del Massico produces bianco made from the Falanghina grape and rosso, which is made primarily from Aglianico and Piedirosso, although small amounts of Primitivo (see Zinfandel) and Barbera can be added. In addition, there is a Primitivo varietal wine that must contain at
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see sugar wine
see Henty
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.