WTN Blog

As our services business grows we encounter clients asking us for assistance in training team members on best practices in sales and service. One key identified need is for team members to learn proper pronunciation of wine names. Below is a handy guide we use for training our team at WTN Services. We hope that your team may benefit from it as well…

Name Pronunciation

Alsace- al zass al zass
Beaujolais - BO zho lay
Burgundy - BUR gun dee
Cabernet Sauvignon - cab er NAY saw veen YON
Chablis- sha BLEE
Champagne- sham PAIN
Chardonnay - shar doe NAY
Chianti- kee AHN tee
Côtes du Rhône - coat deh rone
Gerwurztraminer- geh VERTZ trah mee ner
Médoc - meh doc Merlot mer LOW
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo- mon tay pul chee AH no da BRUTE so
Muscadet - moos cah day
Muscat - moos caht
Nebbiolo - neh bee OH low
Pinot Bianco - pee no bee AHN coh
Pinot Grigio- pee no GREE jho
Pinot Gris- pee no gree
Pinot Noir - pee no NWAHR
Riesling - REES ling
Rioja- ree OH ha
Rosé - roe ZAY
Sangiovese - san joe VA say
Sauvignon Blanc- saw veen YON blan
Syrah- see RAH
Tempranillo- tem pra NEE oh
Trebbiano- Tre bee AH no
Zinfandel- ZIN fun dell