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
Aconcagua (wine region) grapes grown in its interior, white grapes are also now being grown in new coastal plantations. Aconcagua (wine region) Aconcagua is one of the five principal wine regions of Chile. It encompasses all wine-growing areas in Valparaíso Region. The Aconcagua wine region is composed of four minor wine districts; Casablanca Valley, Aconcagua Costa, Aconcagua Valley and Leyda Valley. "Aconcagua Valley" is a wine producing region located 65 km (40 mi) north of Santiago in the east of the Valparaíso Region. It is a Denomination of Origin (DO) defined by the Chilean Appellation system, the legally defined and protected geographical indication