English wine region
How to pronounce Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County is pronounced SAN-tah BAR-brah KOWN-tee. The main stress falls on KOWN.
SAN-tah BAR-brah KOWN-tee
What is Santa Barbara County?
A cool-climate wine region on California's Central Coast, distinguished by its unique east-west oriented valleys that funnel cold Pacific air inland. This geography makes it ideal for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the Sta. Rita Hills, and for Rhône varieties like Syrah in the warmer areas.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as SAN-tah BAR-bah-rah KOWN-tee.
Keep the last two syllables of Barbara short and light, almost one weak 'bruh': BAR-brah.
Often heard as SAN-tah BAR-brah KOON-tee.
In English, ou in County sounds like 'ow' in 'cow': KOWN-tee.
Often heard as ZAN-tah BAR-brah KOWN-tee.
Start Santa with a sharp hissing s, not a buzzing z: SAN-tah.
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