Wine Names - How to get your tongue round them...

A pronunciation guide to wide names

Aligote.................................................................Allygottay

Aloxe-Corton........................................................Aloss Corton

Alsace.................................................................Alszass

Alto Adige............................................................Ahlto Addidjee

Anjou...................................................................Onjew

Appellation Controlee............................................Appel asion Controhlay

Armagnac............................................................Ah man nyack

Asti spumante......................................................Asstee spoomantay

Auslese...............................................................Ows layzer

Beaujolais............................................................Bohzheolay

Beaune................................................................Bone

Beerenauslese.....................................................Beeren ows layser

Bernkastel...........................................................Bairn karstel

Beychevelle.........................................................Baychevell

Blanc de blancs...................................................Blon de blon

Blanc Fume.........................................................Blon fumay

Bocksbeutel........................................................Box boy tell

Bodega...............................................................Bow day gah

Bourgeois...........................................................Bore jwah

Bourgueil...........................................................Bor guy

Brouilly..............................................................Brew yee

Brut...................................................................Brute

Bual/Boal...........................................................Bwahl

Cabernet............................................................Cab burn ay

Cabernet Franc...................................................Cab burn ay fron

Cabernet Sauvignon............................................Cab burn ay soh veen yon

Champagne.......................................................Sham pain

Chardonnay.......................................................Shah don ay

Chateau............................................................Shat oh

Chateauneuf du Pape.........................................Shat oh nerf du pap

Chenas.............................................................Shay nass

Chianti..............................................................Key an tee

Chinon..............................................................She non

Chiroubles.........................................................She roo bler

Climens.............................................................Klee monce

Clos..................................................................Kloh

Clos de Vougeot.................................................Kloh der Voo Geeoh

Cognac..............................................................Kon nyac

Copita................................................................Koh pee tah

Cos d'Estournel...................................................Koss dess tournell

Cote...................................................................Coat

Cote de Nuits......................................................Coat de Nwee

Cote d'Or............................................................Coat Door

Cote Rotie..........................................................Coat Row tee

Coteau...............................................................Cot oh

Cuve..................................................................Coove

Cuve close..........................................................Coove close

Dao....................................................................Daow

Douro.................................................................Doo roh

Echezeaux.........................................................Ay chez oh

Edelfaule............................................................Ay dell foiler

Edelzwicker........................................................Ay dels vicar

Estufa................................................................Esh too fah

Filhot.................................................................Fee oh

Gamay..............................................................Gammay

Gewurztraminer..................................................Ger vurts traminer

Giscours............................................................Jeece cor

Givry..................................................................Jiv ree

Grand cru...........................................................Gron kroo

Grandes marques................................................Grond mark

Gruaud Larose....................................................Groo oh La rose

Haut Brion..........................................................Oh Bree on

Herault...............................................................Ay row

Hermitage..........................................................Err mitage

Heurige..............................................................Hoy riger

Hochheim..........................................................Hock hime

Hospices de Beaune..........................................Oss peeces de Bone