Picture this…
Your host offers you a choice of wines. You really want to try the Amontillado but stick with the Beaujolais because you aren’t sure how to say Ah-mone-tee-Yah-doe.
Inter Wine (a UK wine lovers website, that’s just great) to the rescue.
They have compiled, THE A-Z guide to pronunciation of wines from around the world. You will no longer have to worry about whether you’re pronouncing Gewürztraminer or Spätlese properly wherever you are.
Attach it to your fridge or wherever you chill your wine.
Enjoy… and practise..
| Wine | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Amarone | Ah-ma-ROH-nay |
| Amontillado | Ah-mone-tee-YAH-doe |
| Barbaresco | Bar-bar-ESS-coh |
| Barbera | Bar-BEAR-ah |
| Barolo | Bar-OH-lo |
| Beaujolais | Bo-jho-LAY |
| Beaujolais Nouveau | Bo-jho-LAY New-VOH |
| Beaujolais-Villages | Bo-jho-LAY Vih-lahzh |
| Beaune | Bone |
| Blanc de Blancs | BlahN du BlahN |
| Bordeaux | Bore-DOH |
| Bourgogne | Boor-GON-yeh |
| Brunello Di Montalcino | Brew-NELL-oh dee Mon-tahl-CHEE-no |
| Brut | Broot |
| Burgundy | BURR-gun-dee |
| Cabernet Franc | Cab-air-nay FrahN |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | Cab-air-nay So-veen-yawN |
| Cave | Cahv |
| Chablis | Sha-BLEE |
| Champagne | Sham-pane |
| Chardonnay | Shar-doe-NAY |
| Chateauneuf-du-Pape | Shah-toe-nuff-duh pahp |
| Chenin Blanc | Shay-naN BlaN |
| Chianti | key-AHN-tee |
| Chianti Classico | Key-AHN-tee Class-ee-ko |
| Chianti Classico Riserva | Key-AHN-tee Class-ee-ko Re-ser-va |
| Cinsaut/ Cinsault | SaN-so |
| Colheita | Kohl-AY-ta |
| Colombard | Cole-um-bar |
| Cosecha | Koh-SAY-cha |
| Côte Rôtie | Coat Row-tee |
| Côte de Nuits | Coat duh Nwee |
| Côtes-du-Rhône | Coat duh Rone |
| Crianza | Cree-AHN-za |
| Cru | Crew |
| Cuvée | Coo-vay |
| Demi-sec | Deh-mee-seck |
| Dolcetto | Dohl-CHET-toh |
| Eiswein | ICE-wine |
| Fino | FEE-noh |
| Fumé Blanc | FOO-may- BlahN |
| Gamay | Gam-may |
| Garnacha | Gar-NAH-cha |
| Gewürztraminer | Geh-VERTZ-trah-mee-nur |
| Grenache | Gren-AHSH |
| Jerez | Hair-eth |
| Kabinett | Kah-bee-NET |
| Languedoc | Lahn-geh-dawk |
| Loire | Lwahr |
| Mâcon | Mah-coN |
| Manzanilla | Mahn-than-NEE-ya |
| Margaux | Mahr-goe |
| Meritage | MARE-eh-tedge |
| Merlot | Mer-low |
| Meursault | Muhr-soe |
| Montrachet | Mon-rah shay |
| Musigny | Moo-see-nyee |
| Nebbiolo | Nay-BYOH-low |
| Pauillac | Paw-yack |
| Petite Sirah | Peh-TEET Sih-RAH |
| Piemonte | Pee-eh-MAWN-tay |
| Pinot Blanc | Pee-noe BlahN |
| Pinot Grigio | Pee-noe Gree-joe |
| Pinot Gris | Pee-noe GREE |
| Pinot Meunier | Pee-noe Mehr-n’yay |
| Pinot Noir | Pee-noe Nwahr |
| Pouilly-Fuissé | Poo-yee Fwee-SAY |
| Pouilly-Fumé | Poo-yee Foo-MAY |
| Puligny-Montrachet | Poo-lee-nyee mon-rah-shay |
| Riesling | REES-ling |
| Rioja | Ree-OH-ha |
| Saint-Emilion | San’Tay-meel-yon |
| Sancerre | Sahn-sair |
| Sauternes | Saw-tairn |
| Sangiovese | San-geeo-VEHS-eh |
| Sauvignon Blanc | SO-vin-yon Blahnk |
| Sémillon | Seh-mee-yohn |
| Shiraz | SHEER-oz |
| Soave | So-ah-vay |
| Syrah | Sih-RAH |
| Spätlese | SHPATE-lay-zuh |
| Tempranillo | Temp-rah-NEE-yoh |
| Trebbiano | Treb-bee-AH-no |
| Trockenbeerenauslese | TROCK-en-BEHR-en-OWS-lay-zeh |
| Valpolicella | Val-poh-lee-t’chell-ah |
| Verdicchio | Vehr-dee-kee-oh |
| Vinho Verde | Veen-yoh vair-day |