Correctly pronouncing wine names is one way to keep from irritating a wine snob; the following table can help you out. The stressed syllable in each word is italicized; if no syllable is italicized, all syllables carry equal weight.
| Auslese | ouse-lay-seh |
| Beaujolais | boh-jhoe-lay |
| Bourgogne | boor-guh-nyuh |
| Brut | brute |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | cab-er-nay saw-vee-nyon |
| Chablis | shah-blee |
| Chardonnay | shar-dohn-nay |
| Châteauneuf-du-Pape | shah-toe-nuf-doo-pahp |
| Côte-Rotie | coat-roe-tee |
| Gewürztraminer | geh-vairtz-trah-mee-ner |
| Haut-Brion | oh-bree-ohn |
| Hermitage | er-mee-tahj |
| Loire | l'wahr |
| Mâcon | mah-cawn |
| Merlot | mer-loh |
| Meursault | muhr-so |
| Moët | moh-ett |
| Montepulciano d'Abruzzo | mon-tae-pul-chee-ah-noh dah-brute-zoh |
| Montrachet | mon-rah-shay |
| Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | moh-zel-zar-roo-ver |
| Muscadet | moos-cah-day |
| Pauillac | poy-yac |
| Perrier-Jouët | per-ree-yay-joo-ett |
| Pinot Grigio | pee-noh gree-joe |
| Pinot Noir | pee-noh nwahr |
| Pouilly-Fuissé | pwee-fwee-say |
| Riesling | reese-ling |
| Rioja | ree-oh-hah |
| Sancerre | sahn-air |
| Spätlese | shpate-lay-seh |
| Viognier | vee-oh-nyay |
| Vosne-Romanée | vone-roh-mah-nay |
| Willamette Valley | wil-lam-et |
