Wine

It's so much more than Beaujolais Nouveau

Love it or hate it, Beaujolais Nouveau Day (on the 3rd Thursday in November) is the wine event of the year. But that young wine doesn't even touch la gloire du vin français, so today in Lawless French à fond, let's take an in-depth look at everything to do with wine.

Table of Contents

1. Lessons

2. Listening

3. Quiz Time

4. Writing

5. Juste pour rigoler

6. Remerciements

Lessons

Wine 101 🌱

What is wine exactly ❓

Very nice introduction to wine, grapes, varietals, and more.

Wine terms

Basic French terms like bottle, cork, and glass, with sound files.

Wine pronunciation 🗣️

Knowing how to pronounce the names of wines in French can be tricky - and that's even before you start drinking! Here's the French pronunciation for the names of the most common wines, varietals, and a few extra special wines.

Vocabulaire de l'œnologie

Wine tasting glossary, from acerbe to vif.

About Beaujolais Nouveau

Learn about this young wine while practicing reading in French (or skip straight to the translation).

Grammar

Verre à vin vs verre de vin 🍷

The preposition makes all the difference.

Neuf vs nouveau

They both mean 🆕 but they're not interchangeable.

Verb tables

• boire  (to drink)

• déguster  (to taste)

• siroter  (to sip)

• verser  (to pour)

Vocabulary

• Drinks

• Grape harvest

Expressions 💬

• À la vôtre !

• En vrac

• Mettre de l'eau dans son vin

• Le nouveau est arrivé !

Warning phrases ⚠️

• L'abus d'alcool est dangereux pour la santé

• À consommer avec modération

Listening

Learn more while practicing listening

• Beaujolais nouveau : ne l'appelez plus piquette !

• Connaissez-vous bien le vin ?

• Dictée : Les vendanges

• Et si Bordeaux ne faisait pas (presque) que du vin rouge avec ses raisins ?

Quiz Time

See how much you know about wine and related vocab with these assorted quizzes:

• Test your wine knowledge

• Wine glossary quiz

• Wine quiz from l'Atelier du vin

Writing

Try translating these wine-related texts into French.

• Alsace's wine route

• Pears in red wine and cassis

Juste pour rigoler

Comic courtesy of Malachi Ray Rempen, ItchyFeetComic.com

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💗 Remerciements

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