Bordeaux wine and often sell for even higher prices. Bordeaux wine labels generally include: "Claret" ( ) is a name primarily used in British English for red Bordeaux wine. "Claret" derives from the French "clairet", a now uncommon dark rosé, which was the most common wine exported from Bordeaux until the 18th century. The name was anglicised to "claret" as a result of its widespread consumption in England during the period in the 12th–15th centuries that Aquitaine was part of the Angevin Empire and continued to be controlled by Kings of England for some time after the Angevins. It is a protected
Ahr (wine region) Ahr (wine region) Ahr is a wine region ("Anbaugebiet") for quality wine in Germany, and is located in the valley of the river Ahr, a tributary of Rhine, and is situated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. With only of vines as of 2008, it is one of smaller of Germany's 13 regions. Despite its northern location (it is for example situated north of Mosel region) it primarily produces red wines, and red grape varieties account for 86% of the vineyard area, which is more than in any other German wine region. It is believed that vines were cultivated in