French winemaking term
How to pronounce Vendange tardive
Vendange tardive is pronounced vahn-dahnj tar-DEEV, written /vɑ̃dɑ̃ʒ taʁˈdiv/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The main stress falls on DEEV.
vahn-dahnj tar-DEEV
IPA /vɑ̃dɑ̃ʒ taʁˈdiv/
What is Vendange tardive?
Late harvest wine from overripe grapes with concentrated sugars producing sweet or off-dry wines.
The name means “Late harvest” in French.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as ven-dahnj tar-DEEV.
The en in vendange is a nasal ahn vowel with no n sound: vahn-dahnj tar-DEEV.
Often heard as vahn-dahnj tar-DIVE.
In French, the i in tardive is a clear ee, not the eye of English dive: vahn-dahnj tar-DEEV.
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