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Caecuban wine (Latin: Caecubum, Gr****: Kaikoubos) came from a
small territory, ager Caecubus, at
Amyclae in
coastal Latium (in the
region known today as...
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variety used to
provide the
famous Caecuban wine
mentioned in the odes of
Horace and
Pliny the Elder.
However Caecuban was a
white wine,
which following...
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white wine, be mixed.
Aromatised wine
Caecuban wine
Conditum Paradoxum Archived 2018-03-08 at the
Wayback Machine – recipe...
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Columella did not
recommend that "first-growth wines" like Falernian,
Caecuban, and
Alban be smoked. For preservation, the
amphorae were
sometimes treated...
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extensively about the
first growths of Rome—most
notably Falernian,
Alban and
Caecuban wines.
Other first-growth
vineyards included Rhaeti**** and
Hadrianum from...
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vines that the
earth sustains,
those of the M****ic, Surrentine, Alban, and
Caecuban lands hold
first place in the
excellence of
their wine" (De re rustica...
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ancient Rome Wine in
Roman culture Alban wine
Caecuban wine
Falernian wine
Education in
ancient Rome
Athenaeum Paedagogus Fashion...
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Other famous wines were the
sweet Alban from the
Alban Hills and the
Caecuban beloved by
Horace and
extirpated by Nero.
Pliny cautioned that such 'first-growth'...
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lines 5-8) 'Before this it
would have been a sin to
bring out the
Caecuban from our grandfathers' cellars, as long as the
Queen was
preparing mad...
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Shortages of vin
ordinaire were rare.
Regional varieties such as Alban,
Caecuban, and
Falernian were prized.
Opimian was the most
prestigious vintage. The...
