*The Wine Goddess*: *Your Guide To Favorite Red and White Wines*

YOUR GUIDE TO FAVORITE RED AND WHITE WINES
There are many wonderful red and white wines. This guide will at least make you comfortable to know what the majority of people like. Remember, you are not limited to this list please do experiment. Always drink a wine because you love it not because someone else does!

THE TOP 11 MOST FAVORITE RED WINES ARE:

Amarone (pronounced am-AH-roh-nee or ah-Ma-ROW-Nay - both are acceptable)
Cabernet Franc (pronounced kab-er-NAY FRAHN)
Cabernet Sauvignon (pronounced kab-er-NAY SO-vin-yon)
Chianti (pronounced kee-AHN-tee)
Pinot Noir (pronounced PEA-no NWAHR)
Malbec (pronounced MALL-beck)
Merlot (pronounced mer-LOW or MARE-low)
Sangiovese (pronounced san-geeo-VAY-Seh)
Shiraz / Syrah (pronounced shur-AZZ see-RAH also SHEER-oz/Sih-RAH ) The same grape but it is called Syrah in the US, Canada and Europe. Shiraz in Australia
Valpolicella (pronounced vahl-pole-Eh-CHEL-lah)
Zinfandel (pronounced ZIN-fan-dell also zin-fan-DELL)

THE TOP 8 MOST FAVORITE WHITE WINES ARE:

Chardonnay (pronounced shar-duh-NAY)
Chenin Blanc (pronounced SHAY-Non-Blon)
Gewurztraminer (pronounced geh-VERTS-trah-mean-er)
Pinot Blanc (pronounced peE-no BLAHN)
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio (pronounced peE-no GREE and PEE-no-GREEZ-gee-oh)
Riesling (pronounced REEZ-ling)
Sauvignon Blanc (pronounced (SO-vin-yon Blahn)
Viognier (pronounced vee-oh-NYAY)

Remember, when you practice pronouncing these words the emphasis is on the capitalized part of the word and some of the words are from foreign languages so they may have a different sound at the end than the spelling would suggest. You will develop confidence by pronouncing the wine name correctly without getting tongue-tied.