Falanghina is certainly one of the symbolic white grape varieties of the Benevento area. Both its origins and its etymology are uncertain, as there are no established historical sources. The first certain information is found in nineteenth-century agricultural treatises. It is thought that the vine is of Greek-Balkan origin and was introduced to Campania by the Aminei, a people of Pelasgian origin who came from Thessaly. Many scholars take it for granted that it was cultivated in Roman times, so much so that they hypothesize that Falanghina wine descends from the ancient Falernum Gauranum, or Falerno bianco del Gàuro, known as the “wine of the emperors”, enthusiastically described by Pliny the Elder, Horace, Virgil and Cicero. There are various etymological hypotheses: traditionally it was tied to support poles, in Greek falangos, from which Falanghina means “vine supported by poles”; others believe that the grape resembles the “phalange” of the finger, so the reference is to the Greek-Latin term “phalange”. The last hypothesis is for successive modifications of the term “Falerina”, referring precisely to the ancient Falerno wine. Almost abandoned during the centuries, it was subsequently rediscovered because it remained almost unharmed by the attacks of phylloxera, given that it was grown on volcanic soil. In the last 2 decades it has had an increasing success, especially since many producers have undertaken the path of pure winemaking. Today, essentially 2 clones can be distinguished, one from Benevento and one from Phlegraean. The characteristics are those of a straw yellow wine with greenish to golden reflections, fruity notes of banana, apple, pineapple and peach, floral notes, citrus, honey and herbaceous. Dry, fresh and delicate flavor but with a hint of acidity.