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Lexicon Flashcards

1
Q

Beaucastel

A

Beau Cast ele [like Stella or capital L]

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2
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Rasteau

A

Ra sto [like stowage, capital O]

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3
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Chateauneuf du Pape

A

dew Pap not pop

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4
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Pere & Fils

A

Pear a Fees [fees like peace]

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5
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Reims

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Ran cs/Ranss [similar to France in English]

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6
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Condrieu

A

Cone dree Euh/Ejh [like ice cream cone, dree like dream, euh]

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7
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Pessac

A

Pay sack [‘e’ becomes ‘A’ because

of double consonant]

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8
Q

Pessac Léognan

A

Pay sack lay oh nyan

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9
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Vosne Romanee

A

Von Roman A [the s in Vosne is not pronounced]

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10
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Montrachet

A

Mon Rach chay [the t is silent, ch is shh et is A]

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11
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Languedoc

A

Lang/long dok

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12
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Roussillon

A

Rou see ohn

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13
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Ducru Beaucaillou

A

Due Cru [puckered Do/Due/Dew]

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14
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Saint

A

San like San Francisco

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15
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Sainte

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Sant [like Santa Clause]

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16
Q

Pernod Ricard

A

Pair No Ree Karr [roll the rrr]

17
Q

Crémant

A

cray mon [t is not pronounced]

18
Q

Mousseux

A

moose euh /eu

19
Q

Bourgogne

A

boor guh nyuh

[half way between Gun ya and Gone]

20
Q

Puligny

A

pew lee nye gn (Burgundy Chardonnay)

21
Q

Pouilly Fuissé

A

poo yee fwee say (Burgundy Chardonnay)

22
Q

Pouilly

Fuissé

A

poo yee

fwee say sse = say

23
Q

Pouilly Fumé

A

poo yee FEWmay Few said sharply (Loire Sauvignon Blanc)

24
Q

Viré Clessé

A

Vee ray Clay Say

white Burgundy

25
Q

Bitouzet Prieur

A

Bee 2 Zay Pre yur

26
Q

Savigny les Beaune

A

Sa Vee Nyee lay bone

27
Q

Domaine

A

Doh Men

28
Q

Vincent Girardin

A

Van Sonh Sawn

Jee Rarr Dan Nazal

29
Q

Graviéres

A

Gra Vee air

from Santenay les Gravieres

30
Q

Morey Saint Denis

A

MoreRay San DuKnee

31
Q

1er

A

prem yay

32
Q

Premier (m)

A

prem yay

the ‘r’ is silent

33
Q

Première (f)

A

prem yarr

the ‘ere’ is pronounced

34
Q

En primeur

A

en pre murr

no ‘u’ sound. En Pre Mrrr

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