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Similar to the light wine of the Middle Ages that was exported to England, also called "vinum clarum" and "vin clar" or "bin clar", the name is the source of the English term claret, although that term does not refer to a clairet but to a red wine. [1] [2] The wine is bottled under the AOC of Bordeaux clairet.
Claret-cup recipes from The Gentleman's Table Guide (1873) Claret cup is a type of wine cocktail that was popular in 19th-century western Europe and North America. The basic ingredients of claret cup are chilled claret or similar wine, carbonated water, sugar, and flavorings that supply a citrusy or herbal aroma.
Clairette de Die (French pronunciation: [klɛʁɛt də di]) AOC is a natural sparkling white wine from the Rhône Valley region in France.It is made from the Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (75% minimum) and Clairette (25% maximum) grape varieties. [1]
Claret (color), a deep shade of red; Claret (surname) Claret Ash, a variety of tree; Claret School, Catholic all-boys schools named after Anthony Mary Claret; Claret Jug, a golf trophy; Operation Claret, a series of raids during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation; Australian & British slang for blood, such as from a sports injury
Although many people, including many wine experts, have a tendency to Frenchify the word "Meritage" by pronouncing its last syllable with a "zh" sound, as in the U.S. pronunciation of "garage", the Meritage Alliance specifically states that the word should be pronounced to rhyme with "heritage". [8] Meritage should be pronounced / ˈ m ɛr ɪ t ...
The reconstructed Château Margaux completed in 1812. Château Margaux (French pronunciation: [ʃato maʁɡo] ⓘ), archaically La Mothe de Margaux, is a wine estate of Bordeaux wine located in Margaux-Cantenac, France, and was one of five wines to achieve Premier cru (first growth) status in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855.
Franciacorta has also two other DOC denominations: a white wine and a red wine. [9] There are over one hundred wineries, some of which are located in buildings of artistic and architectural interest. Most of them are open to the public, so the visitor can learn about the methods of wine production, participate in tastings and buy the product.
A silver claret jug is a wine jug made of glass, typically with some silver, for claret, which is the British name for French red Bordeaux wine, and other wines, especially reds. Matured red wines, including claret, throw a deposit of sediment, and various methods and machines were designed to decant the wine into another container, leaving the ...