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It’s not followed by a vowel, it is preceded by a vowel. If it was followed by a vowel, said vowel would be AFTER the ‘t’.

I think you meant to write that the T is preceded by a vowel, not followed by.
I was told this story many years ago and do receive the sympathetic look when I pronounce ( I try to avoid it, if I can).
Also, I would like to say that the term “French” to describe Champagne is actually unnecessary, as Champagne can only be called such if it comes from the Champagne region. I refer to the other wines as “Sparkling whites”

We had been told this during a tour of Moët et Chandon in Champagne, many years ago but like you, was amazed at how many people tried to convince me otherwise. once I knew the correct pronunciation I could never pronounce it any other way.

Great that you have written an article on this. I sometime say it correctly others not because I can’t be bothered with “the look” What you are saying however initially I’m afraid doesn’t work. In French the “e” following a t must be part of the same word to make it “T” as you put it. “Petit” -puhtee compared to “Petite” -puhteat if it was “petit et grand” would still be “puhtee eh gron”. Please excuse some of the phoenetic spellings.

I personally love zibbibo. Great for summer & easy drinking. Brown Brothers or Cold Stone, just awesome!!!!!

Thank you for finally clarifying this for me. We named our cat Moet (since he came from Moe in Victoria and cost a fortune) and have been calling him ‘Mowee’ for 7 years 🙂
Guess he is going to have to get used to a new name …

Yes I once did some promotional modeling for them and when they told me how to pronounce after 3 years of high school French…I too was confused. However nobody has ever listened to me so thank you

This reminds me if the many debates I’ve had with people who do not understand that you say “John and I went to the winery” and you say “Tim, would you like to go to the winery with John and me” (IT’S NOT JOHN AND I!!!!) By the way, I did not know the correct pronunciation of Moet, so many thanks.

Or you could be completely wrong, Moet is a Dutch name and is pronounce “mert”
I thought Journalist were supposed to do at leas some reasearch.

Being a champagne lover, with Ozzie friends, from Dutch decent and able to speak some French I can not help myself to reply. I was at Moët in Epernay on the 28th of october this year. We had a tour and saw the pictures of the founders of the estate. One had a shield with a banner that said: het moet zoo zyn. This is old fashioned dutch and translates roughly into: it has to be this way/it is how it is. There are undeniably Dutch roots, the guide admitted but also explained that the background and meaning of the word moet and the relation to Moët is still unclear. Moet is a normal Dutch word and even a name, the ë however isn’t and is probably more French than Dutch. Loved your article and hopefully this contributes to the enjoyment of champagne instead of the confusion. As for the ‘t’: in Dutch it’s hard 😉

The two dots over the ‘e’ in Moët are not an umlaut. It is a tréma. An umlaut looks the same but in Germanic languages it actually changes the sound of the vowel.
In French, an ‘e’ with two dots over it will always follow another vowel and the two dots indicate that the two vowels are to be pronounced separately. Two examples that come to mind are Noël and Citroën (yes, Aussies pronounce that incorrectly, too. It should be “cit-ro-en”, not “cit-rown”.)
You can also find some French words that have the tréma over the ‘i’, such as naïf (naive) and maïs (corn).

Have just found 2 really nice sparkling wines, Bird in Hand is a little sweeter but really nice very chilled and the second is of course from Tasmania, Devils Corner Chardonnay Pinot Noir, just soooo easy drinking.

I had a bottle of Sparkling Riesling from the Moorilla winery (next to MONA) $29 it was superb! One that I will always look for now. But, I think it’s only sold at the winery ?

Adelaide Hilss bubbles are usually a really good drop, although sometimes too easy to drink! Lois from The Lane Vineyard, The Last Hurrah from Goldings & Bird in the Hand sparkling. Hugo’s sparkling from McLaren Vale is also a very refreshing one.

And no House of Arras??? Given that it’s the most awarded Australian Sparkling year after year !!! ??

I think Delamere from Pipers Brook in Tassie should appear on this list. The NV Sparkling Rose ($30) in my humble opinion, is the best value bubbles in Australia.

I am a bit biased, but a seriously good producer from The Adelaide Hills is Deviation Road. All Method Traditionelle wines, vintage called ‘loftia’, NV rose ‘altair’ both pretty accessible price points, and then there is the flagship ‘Beltana’. All outstanding and worth seeking out.

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Thank you so much for the great article, it was fluent and to the point. Cheers.

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