Albariño ahl-bah-REE-nyoh

Alsace ahl-SASS

Amarone ah-mah-ROH-neh

Asti AH-stee

Auslese OWS-lay-zuh

Banyuls bah-NYUHLS

Barbaresco bar-bah-RESS-koh

Barbera d'Alba bar-BEHR-ah DAHL-bah

Barbera d'Asti bar-BEHR-ah DAH-stee

Bardolino bar-doh-LEE-noh

Barolo bah-ROH-loh

Beaujolais boh-zhuh-LAY

Beerenauslese BAY-ruhn-OWS-lay-zuh

Blanc de blanc BLAHNGK duh BLAHNGK

Blanc de noir blahngk duh NWAHR

Blauburgunder BLOW-ber-guhn-der

Blaufränkisch blow-FREHN-kish

Bollinger BOHL-in-jer

Bordeaux bor-DOE

Botrytis cinerea boh-TRY-tihs sihn-EHR-ee-uh

Bourgogne boor-GON-yuh

Brouilly broo-YEE

Brunello di Montalcino broo-NELL-oh dee mawn-tahl-CHEE-noh

Brut BROOT

Cabernet Franc ka-behr-NAY FRAHNGK

Cabernet Sauvignon ka-behr-NAY SAW-vee-nyohn

Campania kahm-PAH-nyah

Carmenère kahr-meh-NEHR

Carneros kahr-NEH-rohs

Cava KAH-vah

Chablis shah-BLEE

Champagne sham-PAYN

Chardonnay shar-doh-NAY

Château Cos d'Estournel sha-TOH kaws dehss-toor-NEHL

Château d'Yquem sha-TOH dee-KEHM

Château Gruaud-Larose sha-TOH groo-oh lah-ROHZ

Château Haut-Brion sha-TOH oh-bree-OHN

Château Haut-Bailly sha-TOH oh bah-YEE

Château Lafite Rothschild sha-TOH lah-FEET rawt-SHEELD

Château Lagrange sha-TOH la-GRAHNZH

Château Latour sha-TOH lah-TOOR

Château Margaux sha-TOH mahr-GOH

Château Mouton-Rothschild sha-TOH moo-TAWN rawt-SHEELD

Château Pétrus sha-TOH pay-TROOS

Châteauneuf-du-Pape sha-toh-nuhf-doo-PAHP

Chenin Blanc shen-in BLAHNGK

Chianti kee-AHN-tee

Chinon shee-NOHN

Cinsault SAN-soh

Clos de Vougeot kloh duh voo-ZHOH

Cognac KOHN-yak

Colheita kuhl-YAY-tah

Condrieu kawn-DREE-yuh

Copita koh-PEE-tah

Corton-Charlemagne kor-TAWN shahr-luh-MAHN-yuh

Côte de Beaune koht duh BOHN

Côte de Nuit koht duh NWEE

Côte d'Or koht DOR

Côte Rôtie koht roh-TEE

Côtes duRhone koht deu ROHN

Crianza kree-AHN-zah

Cuvée koo-VAY

Dolcetto dohl-CHEHT-oh

Dosage doh-SAHJ

Douro DOO-roh

Doux DOO

Eiswein ICE-vine

Enology ee-NAHL-uh-jee

Enophile EE-nuh-file

Frizzante freet-SAHN-teh

Fumé Blanc FOO-may BLAHNGK

Gamay ga-MAY

Gavi GAH-vee

Gewürztraminer guh-VURTS-trah-mee-ner

Grand cru classé grahn kroo klah-SAY

Graves GRAHV

Grenache gruh-NAHSH

Grüner Veltliner GROO-ner FELT-lee-ner

Halbtrocken HAHLP-troe-ken

Hermitage her-mee-TAHZH

Heurige HOY-rih-guh

Kabinett kah-bih-NEHT

Krug KROOG

Lambrusco lam-BROO-skoh

Languedoc-Roussillon lahng-DAWK roo-see-YAWN

Loire LWAHR

Mâcon Villages mah-KAWN vee-LAHZH

Madeira muh-DEER-uh

Malbec mahl-BEHK

Médoc may-DAWK

Meritage MEHR-ih-tihj

Merlot mehr-LOH

Méthode champenoise may-TOHD shahm-peh-NWAHZ

Meunier muh-NYAY

Meursault mehr-SOH

Mis en Bouteille mee zahn boo-TEH-yuh

Moët & Chandon moh-EHT ay shahn-DAWN

Mosel MOH-zuhl

Mourvèdre moor-VEH-druh

Muscadet meuhs-kah-DAY

Muscadine MUHS-kuh-dihn

Muscat MUHS-kat

Nebbiolo neh-BYOH-loh

Nouveau noo-VOH

Orvieto ohr-VYAY-toh

Pauillac poh-YAK

Penedès pay-NAY-dahs

Perrier-Jouët peh-RYAY zhoo-AY

Petit Verdot puh-TEE vehr-DOH

PetiteSirah peh-TEET sih-RAH

Picpoul PEEK-pool

Pinot Blanc PEE-noh BLAHNGK

Pinot Grigio PEE-noh GREE-zhoh

Pinot Gris PEE-noh GREE

Pinot Noir PEE-noh NWAHR

Pinotage pee-noh-TAHJ

Piper Heidsieck PIPE-er HIDE-sehk

Pomerol paw-muh-RAWL

Pommard paw-MAHR

Pouilly-Fuissé poo-yee fwee-SAY

Pouilly-Fumé poo-yee few-MAY

Premier cru preh-MYAY KROO

Primitivo pree-mee-TEE-voh

Prosecco praw-SEH-koh

Quinta KEEN-tah

Riesling REEZ-ling

Rioja ree-OH-hah

Riserva ree-ZEHR-vah

Sancerre sahn-SEHR

Sangiovese san-joh-VAY-zeh

Sauternes soh-TEHRN

Sauvignon Blanc SAW-vee-nyohn BLAHNGK

Sec SAHK

Sekt ZEHKT

Sémillon seh-mee-YAWN

Semillon SEH-meh-lon

Shiraz shee-RAHZ

Soave SWAH-veh

Sommelier saw-muhl-YAY

Spätlese SHPAYT-lay-zuh

Spumante spoo-MAHN-tay

Syrah see-RAH

Taittinger that-teen-ZHEHR

Tastevin taht-VAHN

Tavel ta-VEHL

Tempranillo tem-prah-NEE-yoh

Terroir tehr-WAHR

Tinto TEEN-toh

Trocken TROH-kuhn

Valpolicella vahl-paw-lee-CHEHL-lah

Verdelho vehr-DEHL-yoh

Verdicchio vehr-DEEK-yoh

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin vurv klee-KOH pawn-sahr-DAN

Vin de pays van duh pay-YEE

Vinho Verde VEEN-yoh VEHR-deh

Vino Nobile de Montepulciano VEE-noh NAW-bee-lay dee mawn-teh-pool-CHAH-noh

Vitis Vinifera viht-ihs vihn-IF-uh-ruh

Viognier vee-oh-NYAY

Vouvray voo-VRAY

Weissburgunder VISE-ber-guhn-der

Zinfandel ZIHN-fuhn-dehl

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