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Here’s how the most common wine varieties are pronounced.
Amarone |
ah-maw-row-nay |
Barbaresco |
Bahr-bahr-ESS-kow |
Barolo |
Bar-OH-lo |
Beaujolais |
boh jhoe lay |
Bergamais |
burr-gah-may |
Bordeaux |
bore-doe |
Bordeaux Rouge |
bore-doe-roo |
Brise de Mer |
breeze-deh-mair |
Brouilly |
brooh-ee |
Cabernet |
Kab-er-nay |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
cab-er-nay saw-vee-nyon |
Chablis |
shah-blee |
Chat Dormant |
shah door-mawn |
Chateau Neuf du Pape |
shah-tow nuf dew pahp |
Chenin Blanc |
shen-in blahnk |
Chianti |
Kee-AHN-tee |
Constantia |
con-stan-see-a |
Coteau Royal |
coat-oh roy-ahl |
Colombard |
call-om-ba |
Gewürztraminer |
Guh-VURTZ-trah-mean-er |
Johannisberg Riesling |
Yoh-HAHN-iss-berg REESE-ling |
Liebfraumilch |
Leeb-FROW-milk |
Malbec |
MALL-beck |
Manoir Blanc |
man-wahr blahnk |
Medoc |
may-dock |
Merlot |
Mer-LOW |
Montepulciano |
Mon-the-pull-CHAN-no |
Moselle |
mow-zel |
Müller-Thurgau |
Moo-Lehr TURR-gow |
Petite Syrah |
peh-teet-see-rah |
Piesporter |
Peas-pour-terr |
Pinot Blanc |
Pea-noh BLAHNK |
Pinot Chardonnay |
pee-noh-shar-doh-nay |
Pinot Grigio |
Pea-noh GREE-joe |
Pinot Gris |
pee-noh-gree |
Pinot Noir |
Pea-no NWAHR |
Riesling |
reese-ling |
Rioja |
Ree-OH-ha |
Sangiovese |
San-joe-VAY-zee |
Sauvignon Blanc |
So-vee-NYOHN BLAHNK |
Sémillon |
Say-me-YOHN |
Shiraz |
Shuh-RAZZ |
Syrah |
See-RAW |
Trebbiano |
Treb-Yah-no |
Valpolicella |
Vahl-poe-lee-CHELL-ah |
Verdicchio |
Vair-DEEK-yoh |
Vieux Chateau du Roi |
vyh-shah-tow-dew-rwah |
Viognier |
Vee-ohn-YAY |
Zinfandel |
ZIN-fan-dell |
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