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[Big Nake]

I keep wanting to say saw-VAUGHN. Is it saw-VINN? Is it SOW-vinn? Maybe I should've just stuck with Mt. Hood.

[BarelyBrews]

I like it as SAW-Veen.

[Mindblock]

The hops were named after Sauvignon Blanc as they share a similar aroma profile.....for that reason, I pronounce the way the grape varietal is pronounced..... "SAW-vin"https://www.nzhops.c...son_sauvin.html

[Mya]

Sew-veen, with the veen being shorterfrom the grape variety it's named for

[Big Nake]

I knew about the wine/grape variety but wasn't sure I was pronouncing that properly either. Okay, NEL-son sew-VEEN.

[Mya]

no biggie, most of us pronounce Saaz wrong too

[SchwanzBrewer]

no biggie, most of us pronounce Saaz wrong too

Sawz?

[SchwanzBrewer]

Sauce?

[Mya]

lol, from what I understand (could be wrong) it is supposed to to sound like z-ahh-tz

[Mindblock]

Sew-veen, with the veen being shorterfrom the grape variety it's named for

You, sir, are correct.....Unfortunately, Non parlo molto bene il francese......<G>!!!

[Mya]

You, sir, are correct.....Unfortunately, Non parlo molto bene il francese......<G>!!!

sheee it, I onlt know because of the wine snobs at the LHBS

[Mindblock]

sheee it, I onlt know because of the wine snobs at the LHBS

?....WINE SNOBS, eh???"Bier auf Wein, das lasse sein. Wein auf Bier, das rat ich dir"Seriously, you DID have the pronunciation correct......my version was warped by a Wisconsin twang.....

[Big Nake]

no biggie, most of us pronounce Saaz wrong too

I've heard that the Czech pronounce it like "ZOTZ". I thought Perle was "Pearl" until I heard someone say "Perlay". I thought there were some others where the pronounciation escaped me too. Can't remember them at the moment.

[zymot]

I've heard that the Czech pronounce it like "ZOTZ".

I have also heard that zotz is the closest/most common pronounciation. I have also heard that in that region of the world, there are enough dialects that locals do not agree how to pronounce saaz.Sort of like you can find a range to pronounce the same word in english.e.g.Wat erWad ahWote ahwa-er

[Mya]

I have also heard that zotz is the closest/most common pronounciation. I have also heard that in that region of the world, there are enough dialects that locals do not agree how to pronounce saaz.Sort of like you can find a range to pronounce the same word in english.e.g.beer

FTFM

[al_bob]

I've heard that the Czech pronounce it like "ZOTZ". I thought Perle was "Pearl" until I heard someone say "Perlay". I thought there were some others where the pronounciation escaped me too. Can't remember them at the moment.

Yeah, then go to Alabama and it'll likely sound like something else. We change everything.

[Big Nake]

Yeah, then go to Alabama and it'll likely sound like something else. We change everything.

True. Bottom line on "Saaz" is that all homebrewers I've ever spoken with in person (mostly Illinois, Michigan or Wisconsin people), always pronounce it "Saaz", just like it looks to us. Some of these NZ hops are trying to raise the bar on hard-to-pronounce hop varieties... Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Riwaka, Rakau, Wakatu, etc. Plenty of ways to pronounce those!

[MtnBrewer]

SO-van

[Mya]

SO-van

Connie's husband?

[MtnBrewer]

Connie's husband?

Similar. That was SHO-van.