Pronunciation question

Question

I enjoy collecting wines and have a new wine that I am adding to my collection. It is a Chilean Cabernet produced by Don Melchor. Would Melchor be pronounced with the ch sound like "chore" or would the c be silent? I assume it would be the "ch" sound like ocho, etc, but wanted to be sure.

Thanks!

Answer 1

you're right!!!!!! Melchor sounds as Mel-chore

Answer 2

excelent wine
i'm from chile
adios

Answer 3

Yes, Bill, liek in "ocho"

Do you know the three wise men? Very celebrated in Spain. One of the kings is "melchor"

Answer 4

Thanks James!

Answer 5

As I far as I can ascertain, it is pronounced according to standard Spanish rules: mel-chore. Here is a bio of the man for whom the wine is named, and it certainly looks like he would have pronounced his name in the Spanish way (as opposed to the name being German, etc.).

[url=http://www.conchaytoro.com/PLT_CompHistEmpMelchorArti.asp'SessionId=&Language=1&Modality=0&Section=1&Content=23518&NamePage=CompHistEmpMelchorArti&DateView=&Style=23517]http://www.conchaytoro.com/PLT_CompHistEmpMelchorArti.asp'SessionId=&Language=1&Modality=0&Section=1&Content=23518&NamePage=CompHistEmpMelchorArti&DateView=&Style=23517[/url]