English tasting term
How to pronounce Late bottled vintage
Late bottled vintage is pronounced LAYT BOT-uld VIN-tij. The main stress falls on VIN.
LAYT BOT-uld VIN-tij
What is Late bottled vintage?
A style of Port wine from a single vintage, aged in barrel for four to six years before bottling. LBV was created to provide a ready-to-drink alternative to vintage Port, offering ripe, fruity character with moderate complexity. Filtered LBV is the most common; unfiltered versions offer more depth.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as LAYT BOT-uld VIN-tayj.
The ending -age in vintage is a short, weak i plus a j sound, not the word age: VIN-tij.
Often heard as LAYT BOT-uld VIN-titch.
Keep the final ge in vintage voiced like the j in jam, not tch: VIN-tij.
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