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Falerio DOC

Falerio is the everyday white of the southern Marche, historically a Trebbiano-based blend with Passerina and Pecorino adding aroma. The blended Bianco is light, citrusy and neutral, a seafood wine. The Falerio Pecorino category, added in 2011, is the one worth seeking: it's fresher and a touch lighter than Offida Pecorino, with lime, green herbs, white pepper and a chalky finish, and it tends to cost less. Several Offida producers use the Falerio label for their entry-level Pecorino.

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ProducerWinePriceBuy
Saladini Pilastri
Falerio Pecorino
Organic estate with wide US distribution; fresh, green apple, sage and a saline finish, a good cheap intro to Pecorino.
$13 to $18Wine-Searcher
Tenuta Cocci Grifoni
Falerio Pecorino Tara
The Pecorino pioneers' younger, unoaked bottling; lime zest, white flowers and a bitter almond edge.
$16 to $22Wine-Searcher
Colonnara
Falerio Pecorino
Cooperative from Cupramontana with US listings; simple and crisp with citrus and fennel.
$13 to $17Wine-Searcher