How to Pronounce French Wines and Wine-Related Terms Correctly
By D. Gedeon

Even though you don't speak French, you can still score points in a social gathering by pronouncing your wine's name or wine-related terms correctly. For example, most English/non-French speakers pronounce Paris as Pair-is, but the correct pronunciation for Paris is Pa-ree, the 's' is not pronounce and there is a stress on the final syllable.In French pronunciation, stressing the final syllable is very common.

Here is a list of common wine names and terms you may encounter, and this article will give you a head start on pronouncing them right. Here we go!

1- Chateau: shah-toh

- A specified viticultural holding

2- A Votre Sante: Ah Voht Sahntay

- French way of saying 'Cheers!'

3- Chablis: Shah-blee

- White wine region north of the Cote d'Or

4- Auxey-Duresses: Ohk-zay-Du-ress

- Small red wine commune in Cote du Beaune

5- Bordeaux: Bor-doh

- Major city in the department of Gironde

6- Le: Lai ('ai' as in laid)

- The - masculine in French

7- Les: Leh ('eh' as in lead)

-The - Plural in French

8- Loire: L'war

- Vineyard area along the Loire River

9- Les Preuses: Leh Pruhz

- A Grand Cru in Chablis

10- Barrique: Bah-reek

- Bordeaux wine barrel containing 54 gallons

11- Bourgogne Aligote: Boor-goy'n Ah-lee-go-t

- A lesser wine from the Chablis region

12 - Merlot: Mair-lo

- A red wine grape of Bordeaux

13- Beaujolais: Boh-joh-leh- Red wine region of Southern Burgundy

14 - Beaune: Bohrn

- The capital of Burgundy

15- Passe-tous-Grains: Pahss-too-Grenh

- A red wine made from both Pinot Noir and Gamay

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