English wine region
How to pronounce Central Valley
Central Valley is pronounced SEN-tral VAL-ee. The main stress falls on VAL.
SEN-tral VAL-ee
What is Central Valley?
Chile's most prolific wine-producing zone, a broad, warm valley running between the Andes and the coastal mountains. It encompasses key sub-regions like Maule and Rapel valleys and produces the bulk of Chile's everyday wines, primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carménère.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as TSEN-tral VAL-ee.
In English, c before e sounds like s, not ts as in German zentral: SEN-tral VAL-ee.
Often heard as SEN-tral VEL-ee.
The a in Valley is the open a of cat, not the e of bed: SEN-tral VAL-ee.
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