What's in a Name?

How to Pronounce..

Have you ever wondered how to properly pronounce your favourite wine? Here is a phonetically sound list. Now you can sound like an expert.

Whites

BORDEAUX - bore doe
BRIS DE MER - breeze deh mair
CHABLIS - shah blee
CHARDONNAY - shar doh nay
CHENIN BLANC - shen in blahnk
FRENCH COLOMBARDE - call om bar
GEWURZTRAMINER - gah vertz trah mee ner
LIEBRAUMILCH - leeb frow milsh
MANOIR BLANC - man wahr blahnk
MOSELLE - mow zel
PIESPORTER - peas por ter
PINOT BLANC - pee noh blahnk
PINOT CHARDONNAY - pee noh shar doh nay
PINOT GRIS - pee noh gree
RIESLING - reese ling
SAUVIGNON BLANC - saw vee nyon blank
SEMILLON - sem eh lon
VERDICCHIO - ver dee key oh

Reds

BAROLO - bah ro lo
BEAUJOLAIS - boh jhoe lay
BERGAMAIS - burr gah may
BORDEAUX ROUGE - bore doe rooj
BROUILLY - brooh ee
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - cab er nay saw vee nyon
CHAT DORMANT - shah door mawn
CHATEAU NEUF DE PAPE - shah tow nuf dew pahp
CHIANTI - key ahn tee
COSTANTIA - con stan see a
COTEAU ROYAL - coat oh roy ahl
MEDOC - may dock
MERLOT - mare low
PETITE SYRAH - - peh teet see rah
PINOT NOIR - pee noh nwahr
SHIRAZ - sheer as
VALPOLICELLA - val po lee chel lah
VIEUX CHATEAU DU ROI - vhy shah tow dew rwah
ZINFANDEL - zin fan dell

What's in a Name?

How to Pronounce..

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