FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Would you like to know the best time to drink your Tallis Wine? Perhaps you are wondering how your wines should be cellared. Or even what wines are suitable for your next dinner party? Now you can send your questions in and we will provide you with helpful information and hints. Click here to submit your question to Tanya.

Here are a couple of questions we are frequently asked. Click on the question to read our response.

TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF WINE PRONOUNCIATION:

Why are so many wine grape varieties hard to pronounce? It can be embarrassing to ask for a glass of wine at a restaurant or bar when you aren’t even sure how to say the name. Try to remember that most people get it wrong sometimes, and a couple of varieties have Australian and European spellings and pronunciations, so it’s virtually impossible to be completely correct all the time. But for those times when you want to show the wine snobs that you know your stuff, here are a couple of popular wine varieties and their pronunciations:

Chardonnay  - shar-don-ay

Pinot Gris - pee-no gree

Riesling -  rees-ling

Sauvignon Blanc -  so-vin-yon blahn

Semillon - sem-ee-yon

Viognier   - vee-on-yay

Cabernet Sauvignon -  kab-er-nay so-veen-yon

Merlot - mer-low

Mourvedre - moor-ved-rah

Nebbiolo - neb-ee-o-lo

Sangiovese - san-gee-o-vay-zay

Shiraz - sheer-az

Tempranillo - temp-rah-nee-o