Italian wine region
How to pronounce Valpolicella
Valpolicella is pronounced vahl-poh-lee-CHEL-lah, written /ˌvalpoliˈtʃɛlla/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on CHEL.
vahl-poh-lee-CHEL-lah
IPA /ˌvalpoliˈtʃɛlla/
What is Valpolicella?
A DOC in Veneto producing light to medium-bodied red wines from Corvina and other varieties.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as vahl-poh-lee-SEL-lah.
In Italian, c before e sounds like English ch, not s: vahl-poh-lee-CHEL-lah.
Often heard as vahl-poh-lee-TSEL-lah.
In Italian, c before e sounds like German tsch, not like z: vahl-poh-lee-CHEL-lah.
Often heard as vahl-poh-lee-CHEH-lah.
Hold the double ll a little longer than a single l: vahl-poh-lee-CHEL-lah.
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