Fancy words used for "Kinds of Grape"--"Varietals"
"Varietals"- yeah I know, I'm Spanish and I have a hard time saying "Vari-tals" or I feel stupid putting it into a sentence. "So..If I may ask.. what varietal is this white wine?"
Better yet, I should keep quiet and let someone else ask this question. Or just know when some pompous person tells me , "Oh do you know this was a PEE-no-Gree", with my hearing in a crowded room, I'd probably direct them to the bathroom.
I rather drink it than say it but here goes and I even learned a thing or do , two that is
Popular Whites Pronunciation
Albarino AL-bar-EEN-nyo
Pinot Grigio Pee-no GREE-jhee oh
Pinot Gris Pee-no GREE
Sauvignon Blanc SO-vin-yawn- Blonk
A popular German white
Gewurztraminer Geh-VIRTs-trah-MEE-ner (yeah right, I'll leave that one to Heidi Klum)
Viognier VEE-oh-NAY
Chardonnay Dont tell me how to say that!
REDS
Pinot Noir PEE-No-N'WAHR
Merlot mare-LOW (hee)
Sangiovese Sahn-jhee-oh-VAY-see (I need practice) more San- you know that bottle
Malbec Mahl-BEK
Syrah/Shiraz Sih-rah is the way those Cute Aussies say it
Sih-RahZ Is the way I've been drinking it
Zinfindel ZIN-FUN-dell
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon drinker s just say CAB(not call a cab)
CA-Ber-NAY So-VIN-YAWN
that was fun, let's have some more...
Better yet, I should keep quiet and let someone else ask this question. Or just know when some pompous person tells me , "Oh do you know this was a PEE-no-Gree", with my hearing in a crowded room, I'd probably direct them to the bathroom.
I rather drink it than say it but here goes and I even learned a thing or do , two that is
Popular Whites Pronunciation
Albarino AL-bar-EEN-nyo
Pinot Grigio Pee-no GREE-jhee oh
Pinot Gris Pee-no GREE
Sauvignon Blanc SO-vin-yawn- Blonk
A popular German white
Gewurztraminer Geh-VIRTs-trah-MEE-ner (yeah right, I'll leave that one to Heidi Klum)
Viognier VEE-oh-NAY
Chardonnay Dont tell me how to say that!
REDS
Pinot Noir PEE-No-N'WAHR
Merlot mare-LOW (hee)
Sangiovese Sahn-jhee-oh-VAY-see (I need practice) more San- you know that bottle
Malbec Mahl-BEK
Syrah/Shiraz Sih-rah is the way those Cute Aussies say it
Sih-RahZ Is the way I've been drinking it
Zinfindel ZIN-FUN-dell
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon drinker s just say CAB(not call a cab)
CA-Ber-NAY So-VIN-YAWN
that was fun, let's have some more...
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