English wine region
How to pronounce Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley is pronounced HUN-ter VAL-ee. The main stress falls on VAL.
HUN-ter VAL-ee
What is Hunter Valley?
One of Australia's oldest wine regions, located north of Sydney in New South Wales. Despite its warm, humid climate, it produces uniquely age-worthy Semillon that develops honeyed, toasty complexity over decades, as well as soft, earthy Shiraz.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as HOON-ter VAL-ee.
In English, the u in Hunter sounds like the short open u in 'cup', not German u: HUN-ter VAL-ee.
Often heard as HUN-ter VEL-ee.
The a in Valley is the wide-open a of 'cat', not an e: HUN-ter VAL-ee.
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