English wine region
How to pronounce Sonoma
Sonoma is pronounced suh-NOH-muh, written /səˈnoʊmə/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on NOH.
suh-NOH-muh
IPA /səˈnoʊmə/
What is Sonoma?
A large, diverse wine-producing county in northern California, adjacent to Napa Valley. Sonoma encompasses numerous sub-regions spanning from the cool, foggy Sonoma Coast to the warmer Alexander Valley, producing excellent Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- soh-NOH-mah — Full-vowel form soh-NOH-mah.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as zuh-NOH-muh.
In English, the s at the start of Sonoma is a sharp hissing s, not a z: suh-NOH-muh.
Related pronunciations
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