Italian wine region
How to pronounce Gavi
Gavi is pronounced GAH-vee, written /ˈɡaːvi/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on GAH.
GAH-vee
IPA /ˈɡaːvi/
What is Gavi?
A DOCG in Piedmont producing Cortese-based white wines with citrus and mineral notes.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as GAV-ee.
The a in Gavi is a long open ah, as in father: GAH-vee.
Often heard as GAH-fee.
Italian v is always a voiced v as in German Wein, never f: GAH-vee.
Related pronunciations
Practice saying it out loud with Vinolingo
Listening is the first step. In the Vinolingo app you say Gavi yourself and get an instant pronunciation score, then spaced repetition keeps it fresh — along with 213 other wine terms.
Download on the App Store