PRONUNCIATION: Italian Grape Varieties F – N

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PLEASE NOTE: The phonetic spelling is written for an American English speaker. The emphasized syllable in each word has been underlined. We purposely did not use traditional phonetic spellings because most people do not know these.

Falanghina

(fallon · ghee · na)
white

Famoso

(faam · oh · soh)
white

Fiano

(fee · an-no)
white

Frappato

(fra · paa-toe)
red

Garganega

(gar · ga-nay · ga)
white

Grecanico

(grek · a-nee · koe)
white

Grechetto

(gre-ket · toe)
white

Greco di Tufo

(grek · oh // dee // too · foe)
white

Grillo

(greel · l-oh)
white

Inzolia

(in · sole-lee · a)
white

Lagrein

(la · grine)
red

Lambrusco

(lam · broos · koh)
sparkling red

Malvasia

(mal · va · zee · a)
a family of 10 white & 7 red varieties

Molinara

(mole · ee · nar-ra)
red

Montepulciano

(mon · tay · pool · chee · an · oh)
red

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

(mon · tay · pool · chee · an · oh // da · broots · zo)
red

Nebbiolo

(ne · bee · oh · l-oh)
red

Negroamaro

(neigh · gro // am · aa · ro)
red

Nerello Cappuccio

(nair · el · lo // cap · poo · choe)
red/white

Nerello Mascalese

(nair · el · lo // mas · ca · lay · zay)
red

Nero d’Avola

(nair · o // da · vo · la)
red