How Do You Say That?

I am out of commission for a couple of weeks, due to hand surgery.  Here's a look at some wine pronunciations taken from the Americas Wine Trail site http://americaswinetrails.com, with explanations and pictures.

These are just a few of those frustrating wine, grape, and regional names, and some info about them. Practice so that you can amaze your friends with next time you go wine-tasting ; )

Beaujolais Wine

Beaujolais Wine Region

Beaujolais [boh-zhuh-LAY]


Refers to a French wine region, and a red wine. from there.

Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux [bohr-DOH]


A city and wine region in France, and a red wine made there.

Catawba Grapes

Catawba (ca-taw-ba)

American grape, usually yields a pink wine.

Chambourcin Grapes

Chambourcin Wine

Chambourcin (sham-bor-san)

French-American hybrid grape that crafts into a red wine.

Glass of Gewurztaminer

Gewurztraminer Grapes

Gewürztraminer [guh-vurts-TRAH-MEE-NER]

From the German-speaking region of northern Italy, it is of the Traminer family.

Glass of Merlot

Merlot Grapes

Merlot [mehr-LOH; mer-LOH]

An Old French word for blackbird.  An excellent wine grape for blending and for crafting alone.

Pinot Gris Grapes

Glass of Pinot Gris

Pinot Gris [PEE-noh GREE]

A mutant clone of the Pinot Noir grape, gris means grey in French.

Rioja Wine

Rioja Region in Spain

Rioja [ree-oh-hah]

Wines from the Northern region of Spain.

Glass of Sangiovese Win

Sangiovese Grapes

Sangiovese [san-joh-VAY-zeh; san-jaw-VAY-zeh]

Wine grape from Tuscany, Italy.

Viognier Grape

Glass of Viognier Wine

Viognier [vee-oh-NYAY]

French wine grape from the Rhone Valley.

There are plenty more to learn or review at

http://americaswinetrails.com/wine-101/wine-pronunciations.

Now, have a glass of wine for me and

Enjoy!

~ Joy