Wine (color) Wine (color) The color wine is a dark shade of red. It is a representation of the typical color of red wine. The first recorded use of "wine" as a color name in English was in 1705. The term "bordeaux" is also sometimes used to describe this color. The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Wine (color sample #16). At right is displayed the color claret. Another name for this color is bordeaux. This color is a representation of the average color of bordeaux wine. The first recorded use of "claret" as a
Okanagan Valley (wine region) Okanagan Valley (wine region) The Okanagan Valley wine region, located within the region of the same name in the British Columbia Interior, is Canada's second-largest wine producing area. Along with the nearby Similkameen Valley, the approximately of vineyards planted in the Okanagan account for more than 90% of all wine produced in British Columbia and are second in economic importance for wine production to the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario. Vineyards can be found all along -long Okanagan Lake and many of its neighbouring lakes, including Osoyoos Lake, Skaha Lake and Vaseux Lake. The Okanagan has diverse terrain that features many