Lexicon Flashcards
(34 cards)
Beaucastel
Beau Cast ele [like Stella or capital L]
Rasteau
Ra sto [like stowage, capital O]
Chateauneuf du Pape
dew Pap not pop
Pere & Fils
Pear a Fees [fees like peace]
Reims
Ran cs/Ranss [similar to France in English]
Condrieu
Cone dree Euh/Ejh [like ice cream cone, dree like dream, euh]
Pessac
Pay sack [‘e’ becomes ‘A’ because
of double consonant]
Pessac Léognan
Pay sack lay oh nyan
Vosne Romanee
Von Roman A [the s in Vosne is not pronounced]
Montrachet
Mon Rach chay [the t is silent, ch is shh et is A]
Languedoc
Lang/long dok
Roussillon
Rou see ohn
Ducru Beaucaillou
Due Cru [puckered Do/Due/Dew]
Saint
San like San Francisco
Sainte
Sant [like Santa Clause]
Pernod Ricard
Pair No Ree Karr [roll the rrr]
Crémant
cray mon [t is not pronounced]
Mousseux
moose euh /eu
Bourgogne
boor guh nyuh
[half way between Gun ya and Gone]
Puligny
pew lee nye gn (Burgundy Chardonnay)
Pouilly Fuissé
poo yee fwee say (Burgundy Chardonnay)
Pouilly
Fuissé
poo yee
fwee say sse = say
Pouilly Fumé
poo yee FEWmay Few said sharply (Loire Sauvignon Blanc)
Viré Clessé
Vee ray Clay Say
white Burgundy