Wine Glossary with Pronunciations


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*Rauzan-Gassies Row-sahng Fas-see
A Classified Second Growth in Medoc (Margaux)

*Rausan-Segla Row-sahng Say-gla
A Classified Second Growth in Medoc (Margaux)

*Rayne-Vigneau (de) Rain-veen-yo
A Classified First Growth in Sauternes

Rebeche ruh-besh
The fourth pressing in Champagne

Remuage ruh-m'wahzh
Jiggling? Champagne in secondary fermentation

Reuilly Roy-yee
Small vineyard town in the central Loire

Rheims Rengss
The capital of the Champagne region

Rheingau Rine-gow
A vineyard area of the Rhine

Rheinhesse Rine-hess-seh
A vineyard area of the Rhine

Rheinpfalz/Palatinate Rine-pfahlz
A vineyard area of the Rhine

Richebourg (Le) Reesh-boorg
Red Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanee

Riesling Rees-ling
The noble grape in Alsace and Germany

*Rieussec R'yuh-sek
A Classified First Growth in Sauternes

Romanee (La) Ro-ma-nay
Red Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanee

Romanee-Conti (La) Ro-ma-nay Kohn-tee
Red Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanee

Romanee-St. Vivant Ro-ma-nay Seng-Vee-vahng
Red Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanee

Rose d'Anjou Ro-zay dahn-zhoo
A vin rose from Anjou (Loire)

Rotenfels Ro-ten-fels
An important vineyard in the Nahe

Rudesheim Roo-dess-hime
Westernmost vineyard village of the Rheingau

Rudesheimer Berg Roo-dess-him-er Bairg
Finest vineyards in Rudesheim (Rheingau)

Rugiens (Les) Ru-zheng
Red Premier Cru in Pommard

Rully Ru-yee
A commune in the Cote Chalonnais

Ruwer Ru-ver
A vineyard area of the Upper Moselle