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Pronunciation Practice

Wines – Varieties or Varietals
Albariño ahl bah REE nyoh
Barbaresco bar bah RES co
Barbera bar BEAR ah
Bardolino bar doe LEE noh
Barolo bar RO lo
Brunello di Montalcino brew NEL lo dee mon tahl CHEE no
Chablis shah blee
Chardonnay SHAR doh nay
Chenin Blanc shen in   blahnk
Chianti key AHN tee
Condrieu cohn dree oo
Dolcetto dohl CHET oh
Gewürztraminer gah VERTZ trah mee ner
Grüner Veltliner GREW ner  VELT lee ner
Malvasia mal va SEE ah
Mourvedre more-VED
Muller-Thurgau MOO ler – TER gow
Muscadet moos cah day
Nebbiolo neb bee OH lo
Orvieto or vee AE toh
Pinot Bianco pee noh  bee AHN coh
Pinot Blanc pee noh  blahnk
Pinot Grigio pee noh  GREE joe
Pinot Gris pee noh gree
Pinotage pee noh TAHJ
Pouilly-Fuisse pwee – fwee say
Pouilly-Fumé pwee – foo may
Riesling REESE ling
Sancerre sahn sair
Sangiovese san joe VAY say
Sauvignon Blanc saw vee nyon  blahnk
Savennieres sah ven nyair
Semillon SEM eh lon (Australian)
Semillon sem ee yon (French)
Soave so AH vay
Tempranillo tem prah NEE yoh
Tocai Friulano toe KYE   free ou LAH noh
Trebbiano treb bee AH noh
Valpolicella val po lee CHEL lah
Verdejo ver DAY ho
Verdicchio ver DEE key oh
Vinho Verde VEEN yo VAIRD
Viognier vee oh nyay
Vouvray voo vray
Weissburgunder WICE bur gund er
Regions
FRANCE
Alsace (France) al zass
Loire (France) l’wahr
Languedoc-Rousillon (France) lahn gweh doc   roo see yon
Rhône (France) rown
Vins de Pays d’Oc (France) van deh   pay ee
Beaune (France – Burgundy) bone
Bourgogne (France – Burgundy) boor guh nyeh
Chassagne-Montrachet (France -Burgundy) shah san yuh – mon rah shay
Côte d’Or (France – Burgundy) coat dor
Côte de Nuits (France – Burgundy) coat deh nwee
Gevrey-Chambertin (France – Burgundy) jehv ray – sham ber tan
Mâcon -Village (France – Burgundy) mah caw – vee lahj
Morey-Saint Denis (France – Burgundy) maw ree – san d’nee
Nuits-Saint-Georges (France – Burgundy) nwee – san – johrj
Puligny-Montrachet (France – Burgundy) poo lee nyee – mon rah shay
Chateau Haut-Brion  (France – Bordeaux) chat toe   oh bree oan
Chateau Petrus (France – Bordeaux) chat toe  peh troos
Graves (France – Bordeaux) grahv
Haut-Medoc (France –Bordeaux) oh-may doc
Pauillac (France – Bordeaux) poy yac
Pessac-Leognan (France – Bordeaux) pay sac – lay oh nyahn
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (France – Rhône) chat toe nuf   dew pahp
Côte du Rhône (France – Rhône) coat deh rone
Côte Rotie (France – Rhône) coat  roe tee
Gigondas (France – Rhône) jhee gohn dahs
Hermitage (France – Rhône) er mee tahj
Vacqueyras (France – Rhône) vah keh rahs
Quincy (France – Loire) can see
Reuilly (France – Loire) ruh yee
ITALY/ GERMANY/ SPAIN/ USA
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy) FREE oo lee – veh NETZ ee ah – JOO lee ah
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (Italy) mon tay pul chee AH noh  dah BRUTE so
Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy) tren TEE noh – AHL tow  AH dee jhay
Veneto (Italy) VEN eh toh
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Germany) MOH zel – zar – ROO Ver
Nahe (Germany) NAH heh
Pfalz (Germany) FALLZ
Rheingau (Germany) RYNE gow
Rheinhessen (Germany) RYNE hess ehn
Penedes (Spain) pen eh DAIS
Priorato (Spain) pree oh RAH to
Rias Baxas (Spain) REE ahs  BYCE ahse
Ribera del Duero (Spain) ree BEAR ah  del  doo AIR oh
Rioja (Spain) ree OH hah
Rueda (Spain) roo AE dah
Willamette Valley (Oregon) wil LAM ette
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