Pronunciation Guide to Italian Wine Names

Part of Italian Wine For Dummies Cheat Sheet

To fully enjoy your Italian wine-drinking experience, practice with the following pronunciation guide — the syllable in all CAPS is the one to accent. Soon, you’ll be speaking Italian like a true wine lover.

Amarone: ah mah RO nae
Brunello di Montalcino: brew NEL lo dee mahn tahl CHEE no
Chianti Classico: key AHN tee CLAHS see co
Dolcetto: dohl CHET toh
Frascati: frah SKAH tee
Lacryma Christi: LAH cree mah CHREE stee
Montepulciano: mon tae pull chee AH noh
Moscato d’Asti: mo SCAH toh DAHS tee
Pinot Grigio: pee noh GREE joe
Rosso Cònero: ROHS so COH neh ro
Salice Salentino: SAH lee chae sah len TEE no
Soave: so AH vae
Taurasi: touw RAH see
Verdicchio: ver DEE key oh
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: VEE no NO bee lae dee mahn tae pool chee AH no