Raise your hand if you've ever avoided ordering a bottle of wine at a restaurant because you couldn't pronounce the name. Bookmark our wine pronunciation guide and never fear embarrassing yourself again!
Alvarinho: ahl-vah-ree-nyoh
Albariño: al-bah-ree-nyoh
Barbaresco: bar-bah-RES-coe
Barbera: bar-BEH-rah
Barolo: bar-ROW-lo
Beaujolais: boh-zhuh-LAY
Bordeaux: bohr-DOH
Brut: BROOT
Cabernet Franc: KA-behr-nay-FRAHNGH
Cabernet Sauvignon: ka-behr-NAY so vihn-YOHN
Cava: KAH-vah
Chablis: sha-BLEE
Chardonnay: shar-doh-NAY
Châteauneauf-du-Pape: shah-toh-nuhf-doo-PAHP
Chenin Blanc: SHUH-ihn BLAHNGK
Chianti: key-AWN-tee
Colombard: KAHL-hm-bahrd
Cote Rotie: coat-row-TEE
Côtes du Rhone: koht deu ROHN
Cuvée: koo-VAY
Fumé Blanc: FOO-may BLAHNK
Gamay: GAM-may
Gewürztraminer: guh-vurts-TRAH-MEE-NER
Grenache: gruh-NAHSH
Kir: KEER
Languedoc: lawn-geh-dock
Madeira: muh-DEER-uh
Malbec: mahl-behk
Merlot: mehr-LOH
Montepulciano: mawn-teh-pull-CHA-no
Montrachet: mawn-rah-SHAY
Mourvedre: moor-VAY-druh
Muscat: MUHS-kat
Nebbiolo: neh-be-OH-low
Nouveau: NEW-voe
Petite Sirah: peh-TEET sih-RAH
Petit Verdot: puh-TEET-vare-DOE
Pinot Blanc: PEE-noh BLAHN
Pinot Gris: PEE-noh GREE
Pinot Noir: PEE-noh NWAHR
Pouilly-Fuissé: poo-yee fwee-SAY
Pouilly Fume Poo: yee-foo-MAY
Prosecco: praw-SEHK-koh
Riesling: REES-ling
Rioja: ree-oh-hah
Rosé: roh-ZAY
Sancerre: sahn-SEHR
Sangiovese: san-joh-VAY-zeh
Sauternes: soh-TEHRN
Sauvignon Blanc: SOH-vee-nyawn BLAHNGK
Semillon: say-mee-YOHN
Shiraz: she-RAHZ
Spumante: spu-MON-tay
Syrah: see-RAH
Tempranillo: temp-ra-NEEL-yo
Trebbiano: treb-e-AH-no
Verdelho: vehr-DEH-lyoh
Verdicchio: vehr-KEEK-kyoh
Viognier: vee-oh-NYAY
Zinfandel: Zin-fan-DELL
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