Feature Variety ➺ Fiano
Fiano's been causing a buzz since Roman times. They called it Apianum, a wine so good even the bees couldn't keep away. Fast-forward a couple of thousand years and Fiano is having quite the second act. An Italian original making waves on Australian shores, with winemakers taking it in all sorts of interesting directions. From bright, breezy everyday drinking to a wild little Campanian orange number, there's more than one way to get acquainted. And plenty of reasons to...
Causing a buzz since Roman times.
Fiano's home is Campania, in the volcanic hills around Avellino, where it's been growing since long before anyone bothered writing it down. Low-yielding and a touch temperamental in the vineyard — which is partly why it nearly vanished last century before a well-earned revival.
In the glass it's all about texture: nutty, faintly honeyed, with a floral lift and a mineral backbone that lets it age properly, something few whites manage. It took to Australian soil like it had always been here — McLaren Vale, the Limestone Coast, the Murray Darling.