It can often be very complicated to pronounce different wines, especially when they are from foreign countries below is a list of common wine terms that phonetic pronunciation beside them. Use this information to expand your wine vocabulary and increase your confidence when serving wine to your customers.
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 |
| 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 |
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