Lynsey

Joint owner and a director of Wineware, I enjoy trying out the latest samples of wine accessories, before they go 'Live' on the web site. This way a lot of fine wine has to be drunk in the line of duty, (a tough life I know, but someone's got to do it!!)

We try to source the latest and most efficient wine accessories available and it becomes worthwhile and really pleasing when customers do take the time to email, or phone, to say 'thank you for our glasses, decanters etc, they arrived the next day, wonderfully packed and we have used them already'.

Any free time I get is spent on the golf course and I'm currently a member at Worthing Golf Club.

Chris

I'm the senior part of the joint ownership of the company (that's the nicest way to put it). My wife and I began the company in June 2000 with the mainstay being 'anything to do with wine, apart from wine' and we still live by this today.

I'm a Leicester City FC season ticket holder for my sins, and apart from doing many miles in supporting the Foxes my other loves are collecting and drinking Fine Wines, and listening to and collecting Smooth Jazz and Soul Music, with Brian Culbertson being the current favorite.

My earlier career was as a Financial Futures Trader on the LIFFE market in the City of London where for the latter years of the open outcry market (before everything became screen trading) I was self employed, having previously worked for Citibank and a few smaller independent financial companies.

I love my line of work and position and although being a bit of a workaholic I love helping people, making their wine drinking more pleasurable and enjoying the same comforts myself (not forgetting I get to use and try the majority of our products!!)

Wine Names and Grape Types

How do I pronounce wines properly? How should I pronounce wines correctly?

Everyday, without fail, customers contact us requesting different types of wine glasses relating to various wines and grape types. Invariably the pronunciation of these words is somewhat different from those of the wine connoisseurs, which is obviously to be expected, so we’d like to help and give Wineware’s customers and consumers something back!

A little lesson in how to match the connoisseurs (at least verbally!!)

White Wines

Chardonnay / Shar-don-ay

Chenin Blanc / Shen-an-blonk

Gewurztraminer / Ger-vertz-tram-in-a

Pinot Grigio / Peen-no gree-jee-o

Pinot Gris / Pee-no gree

Riesling / Reez-ling

Sauvignon Blanc / Sov-in-yon blonk

Sémillon / Semee-on

Viognier / Vee-on-yeah

Pinot Blanc / Pee-no blonk

Red Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon / Kab-er-nay sov-in-yon

Grenache / Gren-ash

Merlot / Mer-low

Nebbiolo / Neb-ee-olo

Pinot Noir / Pee-no nwar

Sangiovese / San-gee-o-vay-zee

Syrah / Si-rar

Shiraz / She-raz

Tempranillo / Tem-pra-nee-o

Primitivo / Prima-tee-vo

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Lynsey

Chris

Wine Names and Grape Types

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