Pronunciation Guide to
Wine Terms
You not only are what you
drink, you are how you say it! Here’s a guide for English speakers to the
approximate pronunciation of some foreign wine terms that are either commonly
mispronounced, or just plain difficult. Stressed syllables are indicated by capital
letters.
(Note that French words are not syllabically stressed, unlike
Italian, Spanish, & German, which are. Also, where some pronunciation
guides suggest pronouncing, for example, the word Adega as ah DAY gah, that is
actually incorrect; it should be ah DEH gah, without
the diphthong so common in English, SAY, YAY, etc. The EH indicates a
pronunciation more like the e in enough—eh NUFF.)
If you can trill a Spanish R, then you can get closer to the way
the terms are pronounced–at least for German, Italian, and Portuguese; the
French R is different, as it is voiced in the back of the throat, but a trilled
R will do in a pinch.
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A
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Adega
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ah DEH gah
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Agiorghitiko
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ah yor YEE ti ko
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Aglianico del Vulture
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ah lee AHN ee coh dell Vool
TOOR eh
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Ahr
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AHR
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Albariño
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ahl bah REE nyoh
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Aligoté
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ah lee go teh
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Aloxe-Corton
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ah luss cor ton
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Alsace
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al zass
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Alto-Adige
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AHL toh AH dee jheh
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Amontillado
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ah mon tee YAH doh
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Amarone
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ah ma ROH neh
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Anjou
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ahn jew
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Appellation d‘Origine
Contrôlée
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ap el latz ee on dor ee jheen
con trol eh
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Arneis
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ahr NASE
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Auslese
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OUSE leh zeh
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Auxerrois
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aus ser whah
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Auxey-Duresses
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awk seh deh ress,
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B
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Baden
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BAH den
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Barbaresco
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bar bah RES co
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Barbera
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bar BEAR ah
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Bardolino
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bar doe LEE noh
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Barolo
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bah RO lo
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Bâtard-Montrachet
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bah tar – mon rah sheh
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Beaujolais
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boh jho lay
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Beaujolais Nouveau
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boh jho lay noo voh
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Beaujolais-Villages
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boh jho lay vee lahj
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Beaune
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bohn
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Beerenauslese
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BEHR en OUSE leh she
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Blanc de Blancs
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blahnk duh blahnk
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Blanc de Noir
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blahnk duh nwahr
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Blanchot
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blahn shoh
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Botrytis cinerea
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boh TRY tis sin eh REH ah
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Bougros
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boo groh
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Bourgogne
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boor guh nyeh
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Bourgueil
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bor goye
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Brouilly
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broo yee
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Brunello di Montalcino
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brew NEL lo dee mon tahl CHEE
no
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brut
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brute
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Burgenland
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BURR ghen land
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C
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Cabernet Franc
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cah behr neh frahnk
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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cah behr neh saw vee nyoh
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Canaiolo
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can eye OH loh
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Carmignano
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car mee NYAH no
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Carmenere
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car men err
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Chablis
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shah blee
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Chambolle-Musigny
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shom bohl – moo sih nyee
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Chardonnay
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SHAR doh nay
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Chassagne-Montrachet
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shah san yuh – mon rah sheh
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Château
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shah toh
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Château de Fieuzal
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shah toh fee oo zahl
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Château Grillet
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shah toh gree yeh
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Château Haut-Brion
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shah toh oh bree oan
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Château Lafite-Rothschild
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shah toh lah feet roth sheeld
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Château Margaux
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shah toh mahr go
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Château Mouton-Rothschild
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shah toh moo tahn roth sheeld
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Château Pétrus
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shah toh peh troos
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Château Trotanoy
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shah toh trot ahn wah
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Château Y
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shah toh ee grehk
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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shah toh nuf dew pahp
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Chassagne-Montrachet
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shahs anyuh mohn rah sheh
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Chénas
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sheh nahs
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Chenin Blanc
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shen in blahnk
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Chevalier-Montrachet
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sheh vah lyeh – mon rah sheh
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Chianti
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key AHN tee
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Chianti Rufina
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key AHN tee ROO fee nah
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Chinon
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she nohn
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Chiroubles
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sheh roob leh
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Chorey-lès-Beaune
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shor ay – leh – bone
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Colheita
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col YAY tah
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Colli Orientali
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CO lee or ee en TAH lee
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Collio
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CO lee oh
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Condrieu
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cohn dree oo
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Corbières
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cor bee air
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Corton-Charlemagne
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cor tawn – shahr luh mahn
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Cosecha
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coh SEH cha
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Côte be Beaune
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coat deh bone
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Côte Chalonnaise
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coat shal oh naze
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Côte d’Or
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coat dor
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Côte de Nuits
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coat deh nwee
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Côte de Nuits-Villages
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coat deh nwee – vee lahj
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Cote du Rhone
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coat deh rone
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Côte Rôtie
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coat roe tee
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Côtes du Ventoux
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coat due vahn too
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Crianza
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cree AHN zah
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Cru Bourgeois
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crew bour zjwah
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cuvée
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coo veh
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D
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Dégorgement
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deh gorge mohn
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Demi-sec
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deh mee seck
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Denominaçao de Origen
Controlada
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deh nom ee nah SOU deh or ee
JEN con tro LAH dah
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Denominazione di Origine
Controllata
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deh nom ee NAHZ ee ohn eh dee
oh REE gee neh con troh LAH tah
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Dolcetto
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dohl CHET oh
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E
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Eiswein
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ICE vine
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Entre-Deux-Mers
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On truh – douh – mair
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Erzeugerabfüllung
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EHRZ oi gher ab fu long
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F
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Fitou
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fee too
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Fixin
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fee san
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Flagey-Échézeaux
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flah jhay -eh sheh zoe
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Fleurie
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flehr ee
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Fourchaume
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for chahm
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Franken
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FRAHN ken
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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FREE oo lee – veh NETZ ee ah
– JOO lee ah
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G
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Galicia
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gah LEETH ee ah
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Garnacha
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gahr NAH cha
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Garrafeira
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gar ah FAIR ah
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Gattinara
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gah tee NAH rah
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Gavi
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GAH vee
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Genevrières
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jen ev ree aire
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Gevrey-Chambertin
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jehv ray – sham ber tan
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Gewürztraminer
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gah VERTZ trah mee ner
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Gigondas
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jhee gohn dahs
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Givry
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jee vree
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grand cru classé
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grahn crew clas seh
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Graves
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grahv
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Grenache
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greh nosh
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Grenouilles
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greh n’wee
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Grüner Veltliner
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GREW ner VELT lee ner
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Gütsabfüllung
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GUTZ ab fu long
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H
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halbtrocken
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HAHLB tro ken
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Haut-Médoc
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oh – meh doc
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Hermitage
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er mee tahj
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Hessische Bergstrasse
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HESS ish sheh BERG strahs seh
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I
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Indicação de Proveniência
Regulamentada
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in dee cah SOW deh pro vee EN
see ah Reh goo lah men TAH dah
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J
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Juliénas
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jool yeh nahs
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Jerez de la Frontera
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Heh RETH deh la FRON teh rah
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K
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Kabinett
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KAB ee net
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L
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Ladoix
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lah dwah
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Languedoc-Rousillon
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lahn gweh doc – roo see yon
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Les Clos
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leh cloh
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Les Forêts
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leh for eh
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Les Preuses
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leh preuh’z
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Liebfraumilch
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LEEB frow milsh
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Lirac
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lee rahk
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Listrac
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lee strahk
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Loire
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l’wahr
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Lugana
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loo GAH nah
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M
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Mâcon
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mah caw
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Mâcon-Villages
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mah caw – vee lahj
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Mâconnais
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mah caw nay
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Malvasia
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mal va SEE ah
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Maranges
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ma rahnj
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Margaux
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mahr goh
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Marsannay
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mahr sah nay
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Médoc
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meh doc
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Melon de Bourgogne
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meh lohn deh boor guh nyuh
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Menetou-Salon
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meh neh too – sah lohn
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Mercurey
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mer cure ay
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Meritage
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MER eh tej
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Meursault
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muhr so
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Midi
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mee dee
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Minervois
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mee ner vwah
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Mittelrhein
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MIT tel ryne
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moelleux
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mweh luh
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Mont de Milieu
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mon deh meh lyew
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Montagny
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mon tah nye
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Montée de Tonnerre
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mon teh deh tun nair
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
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mon teh pul chee AH noh dah
BRUTE so
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Monthélie
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mohn teh lee
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Montlouis
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mon loo wee
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Montmains
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mon man
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Montrachet
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mon rah sheh
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Morey-Saint Denis
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maw ree – san d’nee
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Morgon
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mor gohn
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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
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MOH zel – zar – ROO ver
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Moulin-à-Vent
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moo lahn ah vahn
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Moulis
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moo lees
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Müller-Thurgau
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MOO ler – TER gow
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Muscadet
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moos cah deh
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Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
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moos cah deh – sev’r – et –
man
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Muscat
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moos caht
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Musigny
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moo sig n’yee
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N
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Nahe
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NAH heh
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Nantais
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nahn teh
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Nebbiolo
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neb bee OH lo
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Neuchâtel
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NOI sha tel,
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Niederösterreich
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nee der OZ ter ryke
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Nuits-Saint-Georges
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nwee – san – johrj
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O
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Orvieto
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or vee AE toh
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P
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Pauillac
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poy yac
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Pays d’Oc
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pay ee doc
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Pays Nantais
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pay ee nahn tay
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Penedés
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pen eh DAIS
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Pernand-Vergelesses
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pair nahn – vair juh less
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Pessac-Léognan
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peh sac – leh oh nyahn
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Pfalz
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FALLZ
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Phylloxera
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Fill LOX eh rah
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Pinot Bianco
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pee noh bee AHN coh
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Pinot Blanc
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pee noh blahnk
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Pinot Grigio
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pee noh GREE joh
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Pinot Gris
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pee noh gree
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Pinot Meunier
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pee noh muhn yay
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Pinotage
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pee noh TAHJ
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Pomerol
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pohm eh roll
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Pommard
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pohm mahr
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Pouilly-Fuissé
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pwee – fwee seh
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Pouilly-Fumé
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pwee – foo meh
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Prädikat
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PREH di cat
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premier cru
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prem yay crew
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Priorato
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pree oh RAH to
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Puligny-Montrachet
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poo lee nyee – mon rah sheh
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Q
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Qualitätswein
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KAL ee tates vine
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Qualitätswein bestimmter
Anbaugebiet
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KAL ee tates vine beh STIM
ter an BAU geh beet
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Quincy
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can see
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Quinta
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KEEN ta
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R
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Regaleali
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reh gah leh AH lee
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Regnié
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reh nyeh
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Reuilly
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ruh yee
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Rheingau
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RYNE gow
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Rheinhessen
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RYNE hess ehn
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Rheinpfaltz
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RYNE faults
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Rhone
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rown
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Rías Baixas
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REE ahse BYCE ahse
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Ribera del Duero
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ree BEAR ah del doo EHR oh
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Ribolla Gialla
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ree BOHL lah JAHL lah
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Riesling
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REESE ling
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Rioja
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ree OH hah
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Rueda
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roo EH dah
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Rully
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rue yee
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S
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Saale-Unstrut
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SAHL – UN strutt
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Sachsen
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SAHCK sen
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Saint-Amour
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sant – ah more
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Saint-Aubin
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sant – oh ban.
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
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san – nih coh lahs – deh –
bor goye
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Saint-Romain
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san – ro man
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Saint-Véran
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san – veh rahn
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Sancerre
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sahn sair
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Sangiovese
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san joe VEH seh
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Santenay
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san T’NAY
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Saumur
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soh muhr
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Sauvignon Blanc
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saw vee nyon blahnk
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Savennières
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sah ven nyair
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Savigny-lès-Beaune
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sah vee nyee – leh – bone,
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Scheurebe
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SHOY reb beh,
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Seco
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SEH coh
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Semillon
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SEM eh lon (Australian)
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Sémillon
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sem ee yon (French)
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Soave
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so AH veh
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Spanna
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SPAH nah
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Spätburgunder
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SHPATE ber gund er
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Spätlese
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SHPATE leh seh
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St-Emilion
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sant – em eel yon
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St-Estèphe
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sant – eh steff
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St-Julien
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sant – jewl yen
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St. Veran
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san vehr an
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Steiermark
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SHTY er mark
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T
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Tavel
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tah vel
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Tempranillo
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tem prah NEE yoh
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Tinto
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TEEN toh
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Tocai Friulano
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toe KYE free ou LAH noh
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Torgiano
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tor gee AH no
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Tre Venezie
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treh veh NETZ ee eh
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Trebbiano
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treb bee AH noh
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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tren TEE noh – AHL toh AH dee
jheh
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trocken
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TRO ken
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Trockenbeerenauslese
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TROH ken BEER en OUSE leh seh
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V
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Vacqueyras
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vah keh rahs
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Vaillons
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vye yon
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Valais
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vah leh
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Valmur
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vahl moor
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Valpolicella
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val po lee CHEL lah
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Vaudésir
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voh deh zeer
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Vendange Tardive
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vahn dahnj tahr deev
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Vendimia
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ven DEE me yah
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Veneto
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VEN eh toh
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Verdejo
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ver DEH ho
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Verdicchio
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ver DEE key oh
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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ver NOTCH cha dee san jee mee
NYAH noh
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Viejo
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vee EH ho
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Viña
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VEEN yah
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Vinho
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VEEN yo
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Vinho Verde
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VEEN yo VAIR deh,
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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VEEN o NO bee leh deemon teh
pul CHAH noh
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Vins de pays
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van deh pay ee
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Vins de table
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van deh tah bleh
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Vins Délimités de Qualité
Supérieure
|
van deh lim ee teh deh kal ee
teh soo per ee ehr
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Viognier
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vee oh nyeh
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Volnay
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vohl nay
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Vosne-Romanée
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vohn – roh mah neh
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Vougeot
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voo zjoe
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Vouvray
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voo vray
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W
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Wachau
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va COW
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Weissburgunder
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VICE bur gund er
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Wien
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VEEN
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Willamette Valley
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wil LAM ette
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Württemberg
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VERT tem berg
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X
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Xynomavro
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Ksee NOH ma vro
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Y
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Yquem
|
ee kem
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Z
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Zweigelt
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TSV-I gelt
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