stɹˈɑːboʊ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðɪ ˈɛɹiəz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ wˈaɪn ɪn hɪz dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi: "ðə kˈiːkjuːbən plˈeɪn bˈoːɹdɚz ɔnðə ɡˈʌlf ʌv kˈeɪəɾə; ænd nˈɛkst tə ðə plˈeɪn kˈʌmz fˈʌndi, sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðɪ ɐpˈɪən wˈeɪ.
Strabo described the area's reputation for wine in his Geography: "The Caecuban Plain borders on the Gulf of Caieta; and next to the plain comes Fundi, situated on the Appian Way.