Comments on: Falernum - the oldest appellation in the world? http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/ A Wine Blog Dedicated To Terrior Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:58:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Andre http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-158492 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:31:47 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-158492 Oki Dokey! Had a bit of tunnel vision there. :) Oki Dokey! Had a bit of tunnel vision there. :)

]]> by: Tom C http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-157714 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:22:23 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-157714 Andre- Thanks for the comment. Either I was not clear, or you have misinterpreted my point about Falernum being the oldest appellation in the world...Calah may indeed be and older growing region, but how much wine came from there 500 years ago? What about last year? My point was that Falernum MAY be the oldest CONTINUOUSLY EXISTING wine region - Falernum has produced wine under the name Falernum for well over 2000 years. Calah cannot make any such claim. TOM CIOCCO Andre-

Thanks for the comment. Either I was not clear, or you have misinterpreted my point about Falernum being the oldest appellation in the world…Calah may indeed be and older growing region, but how much wine came from there 500 years ago? What about last year? My point was that Falernum MAY be the oldest CONTINUOUSLY EXISTING wine region - Falernum has produced wine under the name Falernum for well over 2000 years. Calah cannot make any such claim.

TOM CIOCCO

]]> by: Andre http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-156990 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:46:07 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-156990 Hey Tom, Very interesting article. I especially liked the idea that the wine was easily ignite-able. ;) I am however incredulous to hear that Falernum is the oldest wine zone, taking into consideration the millenia-old alabaster carvings of ancient Calah (present day Nimrud, Iraq), depicting Ashurnasirpal II w/ Queen drinking wine surrounded by vines after a battle. Hey Tom,
Very interesting article. I especially liked the idea that the wine was easily ignite-able. ;)

I am however incredulous to hear that Falernum is the oldest wine zone, taking into consideration the millenia-old alabaster carvings of ancient Calah (present day Nimrud, Iraq), depicting Ashurnasirpal II w/ Queen drinking wine surrounded by vines after a battle.

]]> by: Kent Benson, CSW http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-151000 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:44:05 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-151000 Tom, Nicely done, as always. Thanks. Tom,

Nicely done, as always. Thanks.

]]> by: Tom C http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-150253 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:02:00 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-150253 Orion- Bits and pieces mostly memory are my sources, but Jancis Robinson's OXFORD COMPANION TO WINE is indispensable... TC Orion-

Bits and pieces mostly memory are my sources, but Jancis Robinson’s OXFORD COMPANION TO WINE is indispensable…

TC

]]> by: Orion Slayer http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-150242 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:57:50 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-150242 Nice detail. Have you personally had a wine from this area? What are the sources of your information? They sound like an interesting book to read. Nice detail. Have you personally had a wine from this area? What are the sources of your information? They sound like an interesting book to read.

]]> by: Ferrigno http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-150055 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:34:28 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/08/07/falernum-the-oldest-appellation-in-the-world/#comment-150055 Oh this is great! Well done Tom! Oh this is great! Well done Tom!

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