English wine region
How to pronounce Clare Valley
Clare Valley is pronounced KLAIR VAL-ee. The main stress falls on VAL.
KLAIR VAL-ee
What is Clare Valley?
A premium wine region in South Australia, located north of Adelaide, celebrated as one of the world's finest sources of Riesling. Its elevated vineyards and cool nights produce steely, dry Rieslings with lime and mineral character, as well as structured Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as KLAH-ruh VAL-ee.
Clare is one syllable rhyming with hair, and the final e is silent: KLAIR VAL-ee.
Often heard as KLAIR VEL-ee.
The a in Valley is the open a of cat, not the e of bed: KLAIR VAL-ee.
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