Italian wine region
How to pronounce Soave
Soave is pronounced soh-AH-veh, written /soˈaːve/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on AH.
soh-AH-veh
IPA /soˈaːve/
What is Soave?
A DOC in Veneto producing white wines from Garganega with almond and citrus notes.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- SWAH-vay — Established English form.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as zoh-AH-veh.
In Italian, an s at the start of a word before a vowel is a sharp, voiceless s: soh-AH-veh.
Related pronunciations
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