English wine region
How to pronounce Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills is pronounced AD-eh-layd HILZ. The main stress falls on HILZ.
AD-eh-layd HILZ
What is Adelaide Hills?
A cool-climate wine region in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, South Australia. Its elevated vineyards produce elegant Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir with bright acidity and finesse, contrasting with the warmer styles of neighboring Barossa Valley.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as AD-eh-lide HILZ.
Here ai sounds like the ay in day, not like eye: AD-eh-layd HILZ.
Often heard as AD-eh-layt HILZ.
Keep the final d soft and voiced as in English, not a German t: AD-eh-layd HILZ.
Often heard as AD-eh-layd HILSS.
The s in Hills is a voiced z sound: AD-eh-layd HILZ.
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