French wine region
How to pronounce Fleurie
Fleurie is pronounced fluh-REE. The stress falls on REE.
fluh-REE
What is Fleurie?
One of the ten Beaujolais crus in the Burgundy region of France, often called the Queen of Beaujolais. Made from Gamay, it produces some of the most elegant and floral wines of the crus, with aromas of violet, rose petal, and red berries.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as FLOO-ree.
French eu here is a rounded 'uh' made with lips pushed forward, not oo, and the stress falls at the end: fluh-REE.
Often heard as FLOY-ree.
French eu is not the German eu (oi) but a single rounded vowel like the ö in 'können': fluh-REE.
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