Nothing will set a wine snob on your case more quickly than a mispronounced name of a famous wine or wine region. The pronunciations of dozens of wines and wine regions appear in the table below, for easy reference.
The stressed syllable in each word is capitalized; if no syllable is capitalized, all syllables carry equal weight.
| 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 |
