Correctly pronouncing wine names is one way to keep from irritating a wine snob. In these wine pronunciations the capitalized letters are stressed, and if not, all syllables carry equal weight.
| Auslese | (OUSE lay she) |
| Beaujolais | (boh jhoe lay) |
| Bourgogne | (bor guh nyeh) |
| Brut | (brute) |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | (cab er nay saw vee nyon) |
| Chablis | (shah blee) |
| Chardonnay | (shar dohn nay) |
| Châteauneuf-du-Pape | (shah toe nuf-doo-pahp) |
| Côte Rotie | (coat roe tee) |
| Gewürztraminer | (geh VAIRTZ trah mee ner) |
| Haut-Brion | (oh bree ohn) |
| Hermitage | (er mee tahj) |
| Loire | (Lwahr) |
| Mâcon | (mah cawn) |
| Merlot | (mer loh) |
| Meursault | (muhr so) |
| Moët | (moh ett) |
| Montepulciano | (mon tay pul CHA noh) |
| d’Abruzzo | (dah BREWTZ zoh) |
| Montrachet | (mon rah shay) |
| Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | (MOH zel-zar-ROO ver) |
| Muscadet | (moos cah day) |
| Pauillac | (poy yac) |
| Perrier-Jouët | (per ree yay-joo ett) |
| Pinot Grigio | (pee noh GREE joe) |
| Pinot Noir | (pee noh nwahr) |
| Pouilly-Fuissé | (pwee fwee say) |
| Riesling | (REESE ling) |
| Rioja | (ree OH hah) |
| Sancerre | (sahn sehr) |
| Spätlese | (SHPATE lay she) |
| Viognier | (vee oh nyay) |
| Vosne Romanée | (vone roh mah nay) |
| Willamette Valley | (wil LAM ette) |
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Source:http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/quick-guide-to-wine-pronunciation.html
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