Ever been to a restaurant and wanted to say the name of a fancy French wine on the menu? Just trying to impress your next date? French wine (le vin) provides a great opportunity to practice basic French vocabulary and pronunciation. For this week, let’s practice looking at a few French wine varieties and essential terms to discover how they are properly pronounced. To practice, try saying these very slowly a couple of times and then speeding them up. You’d be surprised at how easy it comes!
Varieties
Le vin blanc (Leuh-veen-blonc) – white wine
Le vin rouge (Leuh-veen-hrooj) – red wine
Le vin rosé (Leuh-veen-hrosay) – rosé wine
French Wines Pronounced
Armagnac (ahr-maohn-yak)
Bordeaux (buhl-doh)
Cabernet Sauvignon (kah-behl-nay so-veen-yeoh)
Champagne (shom-pahn-yuh)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (shat-ooh-nuf-doo-pahp)
Cognac (con-yahk)
Médoc (may-duk)
Merlot (mehrl-oh)
Essential Phrases
dégustation de vin (day-gie-stah-seeyohn due veen) – wine tasting
un verre (vaihhr) – glass
une bouteille (booh-tay) – bottle
Any questions, be sure to ask!
French Wine is a post from: French Blog
