? How to pronounce Brane Cantenac?

I am guessing the e in Brane is silent, and that the emphasis is on the last sylable of Cantenac, but that's as far as my guesses go. Any help? A bottle was donated to our Thursday after work at the office tasting.

I've always said Bron Con-ten-KNOCK. But my french is pretty Cave-man.


Bill

[James Roscoe]

Isn't it Brown Can-tack?

[Robin Garr]

I've always said Bron Con-ten-KNOCK. But my french is pretty Cave-man.

Ughh. Og agree with Bill. Final E silent, but it keeps the n in Brane from being nasalized. C on the end is not silent. "Bron Con-teh-nahk" comes close, I think.

Thank you all. I will now sound knowledgeable - or at least not as stupid - Thursday night.

I do my best to avoid such issues.

I'd pronounce it, "This stuff is pretty good!"

If you take the above pronunciation "Bron Con-ten-KNOCK" and change the "o" to and "ah" sound, you're pretty close.

Brahn-Cahn-tuh-nahk.

Best regards,
Alex R.

[Robin Garr]

If you take the above pronunciation "Bron Con-ten-KNOCK" and change the "o" to and "ah" sound, you're pretty close.

It's already there, Alex. In American English, most readers would surely render "bron" as "brahn," to rhyme with "Ron," "Don" and "upon," not "brohn."

Fine Robin.
I thought the idea was to pronounce it in French rather than American.

Best regards,
Alex