Fabian

Fabian may refer to:

People

Fabian (name), people called Fabian (given name and surname)

Fabian (entertainer) (Fabian Forte, born 1943), 1950s American teen idol and singer

Fabulous Fabian (born 1970), former ring name of professional wrestler Marcus Alexander Bagwell

Pope Fabian (died 250), Catholic saint

Fiction

Fabian (film), a 1980 film adaptation of the Kästner novel

Fabian, the Story of a Moralist, a novel by German author Erich Kästner

Fabian, the Story of a Moralist, a novel by German author Erich Kästner

Fictional characters

Fabian, a Peruvian author from the Power of Five series

Fabian Cortez, fictional character in Marvel comics

Fabian Prewett in Harry Potter, maternal uncle to Ron Weasley

Fabian Rutter, a character from House of Anubis

Other uses

Fabian (grape), another name for the wine grape Chasselas

Hurricane Fabian, a hurricane which affected Bermuda in 2003

Fabian Society, a socialist society in the UK

Chasselas

Chasselas or Chasselas blanc is a wine grape variety grown in Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Romania and New Zealand. Chasselas is mostly vinified to be a full, dry and fruity white wine. It is also suitable as a table grape, grown widely for this purpose in Turkey.

History

Theories of its origin vary. Pierre Galet believes it is a native Swiss variety.

In 1940, Chasselas was crossed with Silvaner to produce the white grape variety Nobling.

Wine regions

Widely grown in the cantons of Switzerland where it has several regional synonym names, the main one being Fendant in the Valais canton. It is considered an ideal pairing for raclette or fondue. Chasselas is also known as Perlan in the Mandement district of Geneva. In 2009, it was Switzerland's second most grown grape variety at 4,013 hectares (9,920 acres).

In Germany with 1,123 hectares (2,770 acres), it is almost exclusively grown in the wine region of Baden under the name Gutedel.

In France it is mostly grown in the Loire region where it is converted into a blend with Sauvignon blanc called "Pouilly-sur-Loire". California and Australian growers know this variety under the alias names of Chasselas Dore or Golden Chasselas.

Fabian Forte

Fabiano Anthony Forte (born February 6, 1943), professionally known as Fabian, is an American singer and actor.

Forte rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. He became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100 listing.

Early life

Fabian Forte is the son of Josephine and Dominic Forte; his father was a Philadelphia police officer. He is the oldest of three brothers.

Discovery

Forte was discovered in 1957 by Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor Records. At the time, record producers were looking to the South Philadelphia neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks.

Marcucci was a friend of Fabian's next door neighbor. One day, Fabian's father had a heart attack, and, while he was being taken away in an ambulance, Marcucci spotted Fabian. Fabian later recalled:

However, when Fabian's father returned from hospital, he was unable to work, so when Marcucci persisted, Fabian and his family were amenable and he agreed to record a single.