Italian wine region
How to pronounce Soave Classico
Soave Classico is pronounced soh-AH-veh KLAHS-see-koh. The main stress falls on KLAHS.
soh-AH-veh KLAHS-see-koh
What is Soave Classico?
The historic heart of the Soave wine zone in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, producing white wines primarily from Garganega grapes. Classico wines come from the original, hillside vineyards and offer greater concentration and complexity than standard Soave, with almond, citrus, and mineral character.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- SWAH-vay KLAS-see-koh — Established English Soave.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as SWAHV KLAS-see-koh.
Soave keeps its final e, so don't clip it to one syllable: soh-AH-veh KLAHS-see-koh.
Often heard as ZWAH-veh KLAS-see-koh.
The s at the start of Soave is a sharp hissing s, not a buzzing z: soh-AH-veh KLAHS-see-koh.
Often heard as SWAH-veh klas-SEE-koh.
Stress the first syllable of Classico and hold the double ss a little: KLAHS-see-koh.
Related pronunciations
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