PRONUNCIATION: Italian Grape Varieties O – V

Here it is…a go-to online guide that anyone can access anytime.

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.

Oseleta

(oh’s-ay · lay-ta)
red/white

Pallagrello

(palla · gray · lo)
red

Pallagrello Nero

(palla · gray · lo // nair · o)
red

Pecorino

(pek · or · ee-no)
white

Pepella

(pay · pay-la)
white

Piederosso

(pee · ed-ay · roe · so)
red

Pignoletto

(peen · ño · let · toe)
white

Pinot Bianco

(pee · no // bee · aan · co)
white

Primitivo

(pri · mee · tee · vo)
red

Roero Arneis

(roe · air · o // are · neighs)
red

Rondinella

(ron · di · nay-la)
red

Sagrantino

sa · graan · teen · o)
red

Sangiovese

(san · joe · vay · zay)
red

Tintore di Tramonti

(tin · tore-ay // dee // tra · mon · tee)
red

Trebbiano

(tre · bee · aa-no)
a family of 10 white varieties

Verdicchio

(ver · deek · key · oh)
white