Falanghina In Australia

Falanghina was introduced into Australia from Campania in the 2010s. It shows potential as a variety for warm dry areas where it can produce straw-yellow dry white wines.  

Olivers Taranga, a pioneer of this variety in Australia.

What does Falanghina Taste like?

This is a dry white variety which has been described as having floral aromas and flavours of citrus, apples, peaches, almonds and fennel seeds.

Falanghina in Italy

There are in fact two distinct but similar white wine varieties with this name. Until the 1970s they were considered the same variety.  Falanghina Beneventana and Falanghina Flegrea, both originated in Campania in Southern Italy, and there still is some confusion among viticulturists and winemakers about which is which.  Some Falanghina is grown in the neighbouring Puglia and Molise regions, but it seems that little is grown outside Southern Italy.

Falanghina makes dry white wines and occasionally passito and sparkling wines.  In Campania, wines made from Flegrea  are generally considered superior.

Falanghina In Australia

• Aphelion McLaren Vale
• Artwine Adelaide Hills
• Chalmers Heathcote
• Defialy Macedon Ranges
• Hither and Yon McLaren Vale
• Lark Hill Winery Canberra
• Lino Ramble McLaren Vale
• Olivers Taranga McLaren Vale

Falanghina is one of the varieties described in this article in Darby's Vinodiversity Community.

Some award wining in Falanghina

The following wineries have had success at recent wine shows in Australia.

Lino Ramble

• 2025 Paper Doll Falanghina: Awarded a Gold medal (Score 95.0) at the 2025 AAVWS. 

Oliver's Taranga Vineyards

• 2025 Falanghina: Received a Silver medal (Score 91.0) at the 2025 AAVWS and a Bronze medal (Score 86.0) at the 2025 McLaren Vale Wine Show.

• 2024 Falanghina: Awarded a Silver medal (Score 91.0) at the 2024 AAVWS.

Hither & Yon

• 2025 Falanghina: Received a Silver medal (Score 92.0) at the 2025 McLaren Vale Wine Show, and a Silver medal (Score 90.0) at the 2025 AAVWS.

Chalmers / Chalmers Project

• 2023 Falanghina (Heathcote): Awarded a Silver medal (Score 93.0) at the 2024 AAVWS.

• 2024 Falanghina (Heathcote): Received a Bronze medal (Score 88.0) at the 2025 AAVWS.

Artwine

• 2025 Bella Donna Falanghina: Trophy at the Australian Single Vineyard Wine Show 

Received a Bronze medal (Score 87.0) at the 2025 AAVWS and a Bronze medal at the 2025 CCL Label Clare Valley Wine Show.

Lark Hill

• 2024 Falanghina: Awarded a Bronze medal (Score 86.0) at the 2025 AAVWS.

Other Italian white Wine varieties in Australia

This variety is one of the 190 grown in Australia. They are featured in the new book Beyond Shiraz. 

Details Here

What food goes with falanghina 

Judy Kelly of Artwine in the Adelaide Hills says

This wonderful Italian variety offers soft peach and zesty citrus and notes of almonds, all of which call for a seafood and pasta dish. A delicious pairing is with a prawn linguine topped with fresh lemon and parsley.

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