French wine region
How to pronounce Côte-Rôtie
Côte-Rôtie is pronounced koht roh-TEE, written /kot roˈti/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The main stress falls on TEE.
koht roh-TEE
IPA /kot roˈti/
What is Côte-Rôtie?
An appellation in northern Rhône known for elegant Syrah wines sometimes co-fermented with Viognier.
The name means “Roasted slope” in French.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as koht roh-TYE.
The ending -tie sounds like tea, not tie: koht roh-TEE.
Often heard as KOH-tuh roh-TEE.
The final e in Côte is silent, so it stays one short syllable: koht roh-TEE.
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