English wine region

How to pronounce Martinborough

Martinborough is pronounced MAR-tin-bruh, written /ˈmɐːtɪnbrə/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on MAR.

MAR-tin-bruh

IPA /ˈmɐːtɪnbrə/

What is Martinborough?

A small, prestigious wine sub-region of Wairarapa at the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. Its dry, cool climate and free-draining gravel terraces produce some of New Zealand's most highly regarded Pinot Noir, with concentrated fruit and distinctive earthy complexity.

Other accepted pronunciations

These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:

  • MAR-tin-bur-oh — American reading of -borough.

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