Wine Name or Term |
Pronunciation |
Alsace |
al zass |
Anjou |
ahn jhew |
Arneis |
ahr NASE |
Au Bon Climat |
oh bone klee maht |
Auslese |
OUSE lay seh |
Auxerrois |
aus ser whah |
Auxey-Duresses |
awk say deh ress |
Barbera |
bar BEAR ah |
Barolo |
bah RO lo |
Beaujolais |
boh jhoe lay |
Beaulieu (Vineyards) |
bo l’yuh |
Bougros |
boo groh |
Bourgogne |
boor guh nyuh |
Bourgueil |
bor guh’y |
Brouilly |
broo yee |
Brut |
broot |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
cab er nay saw vee nyon |
Canaiolo |
cahn eye OH loh |
Carmignano |
car mee NYAH no |
Chablis |
shah blee |
Chardonnay |
shar doh nay |
Chassagne-Montrachet |
shah san yuh mon rah shay |
(Château de) Fieuzal |
fee oo zahl |
(Château) Grillet |
gree yay |
(Château) Haut-Brion |
oh bree ohn |
(Château) Lafite-Rothschild |
lah feet roth sheeld |
(Château) Mouton-Rothschild |
moo tohn roth sheeld |
(Château) Petrus |
peh troos |
(Château) Trotanoy |
trot ahn wah |
Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
shah toe nuf dew pahp |
Chénas |
shay nahs |
Chenin Blanc |
shen in blahnk |
Chianti |
key AHN tee |
Chinon |
she nohn |
Colheita |
col YAI tah |
Condrieu |
cohn dree uh |
Côte de Beaune |
coat deh bone |
Côte Chalonnaise |
coat shal oh naze |
Côte d’Or |
coat dor |
Côte de Nuits |
coat deh nwee |
Côte Rôtie |
coat roe tee |
Côtes du Ventoux |
coat due vahn too |
Cuvée |
coo vay |
Dolcetto |
dohl CHET oh |
(Domaine) Leroy |
lay wah |
Eisele (Vineyard) |
EYE seh lee |
Fleurie |
fluh ree |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
free OO lee veh NETZ ee ah JOO lee ah |
Galicia |
gah LEETH ee ah |
Garrafeira |
gar ah FAIR ah |
Gavi |
GAH vee |
Genevrières |
jen ev ree aire |
Gewürztraminer |
geh VAIRTZ trah mee ner |
Gigondas |
jhee gohn dahs |
Givry |
jee vree |
Graves |
grahv |
Grenouilles |
greh n’wee |
Grüner Veltliner |
GREW ner VELT lee ner |
Haut-Brion |
oh bree ohn |
Haut-Médoc |
oh may doc |
Hermitage |
er mee tahj |
Les Clos |
lay cloh |
Les Forêts |
lay for ay |
Les Preuses |
lay preuhz |
Liebfraumilch |
LEEB frow milsh |
Listrac |
lee strahk |
Loire |
lwahr |
Mâcon-Villages |
mac cawn vee lahj |
Margaux |
mahr go |
Médoc |
meh doc |
Menetou-Salon |
meh neh too sah lohn |
Mercurey |
mer cure ay |
Merlot |
mer loh |
Meursault |
muhr so |
Moët |
moh ett |
Mont de Milieu |
mon deh meh lyew |
Montagny |
mon tah nyee |
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo |
mon tae pul chee AH noh dah BRUTE so |
Monthélie |
mohn teh lee |
Montlouis |
mon loo wee |
Montrachet |
mon rah shay |
Moschofilero |
mos cho FEEL eh roe |
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer |
MOH zel-zar-ROO ver |
Moulis |
moo lees |
Müller-Thurgau |
MOO lair TOOR gow |
Muscadet |
moos cah day |
Nahe |
NAH heh |
Nantais |
nahn tay |
Neuchatel |
NOI sha tel |
Niederosterreich |
nee der OZ ter ryke |
Orvieto |
or vee AE toh |
Pauillac |
poy yac |
Penedés |
pen eh DAIS |
Perrier-Jouët |
per ree yay joo ett |
Pfalz |
fallz |
Pinot Bianco |
pee noh bee AHN coh |
Pinot Blanc |
pee noh blahnk |
Pinot Grigio |
pee noh GREE joe |
Pinot Gris |
pee noh gree |
Pinot Noir |
pee noh nwahr |
Pinotage |
pee noh TAHJ |
Pouilly-Fuissé |
pwee fwee say |
Pouilly-Fumé |
pwee foo may |
Priorato |
pree oh RAH to |
Qualitätswein |
KAL ee tates vine |
Quincy |
can see |
Quinta |
KEEN ta |
Regnie |
ray nyay |
Reuilly |
reuh yee |
Rheinhessen |
RYNE hess ehn |
Ribera del Duero |
ree BEAR ah del doo AIR oh |
Ribolla Gialla |
ree BOHL lah JAHL lah |
Riesling |
REESE ling |
Rioja |
ree OH hah |
Rueda |
roo AE dah |
Rully |
rouh yee |
Saint-Amour |
sant ah more |
Saint-Aubin |
sant oh ban |
Saint-Romain |
san ro man |
Saint-Véran |
san veh rahn |
Sancerre |
sahn sair |
Sangiovese |
san joe VAE sae |
Saumur |
soh muhr |
Sauternes |
saw-tee-ENS |
Sauvignon Blanc |
saw vee nyon blahnk |
Savennieres |
sah ven nyair |
Scheurebe |
SHOY reb beh |
Semillon |
SEM eh lon (Australian) |
Sémillon |
seh mee yohn (French) |
Spätlese |
SHPATE lay seh |
spumante |
spoo MAHN tay |
St-Estèphe |
sant eh steff |
St-Julien |
sant jhoo lee ehn |
Steiermark |
STY er mark |
Tempranillo |
tem prah NEE yoh |
Tinto |
TEEN toe |
Tre Venezie |
trae veh NETZ ee ae |
Vacqueyras |
vah keh rahs |
Vaillons |
vye yon |
Valmur |
vahl moor |
Valpolicella |
val po lee CHEL lah |
Vaudésir |
voh deh zeer |
Vendange Tardive |
vahn dahnj tahr deev |
Veneto |
VEN eh toh |
Verdejo |
ver DAY ho |
Verdicchio |
ver DEE key oh |
Vernaccia di San Gimignano |
ver NOTCH cha dee san jee mee NYAH noh |
Vinho |
VEEN yo |
Vinho Verde |
VEEN yo VAIRD |
(Vino) Nobile di Montepulciano |
NO be lay dee mon tay pul chee AH no |
Viognier |
vee oh nyay |
Vosne-Romanée |
vone roh mah nay |
Vouvray |
voo vray |
Wachau |
va COW |
Weissburgunder |
VICE boor gun der |
Wien |
vee EN |
Xinomavro |
ksee NO mav roe |