Silver claret jug Silver claret jug A silver Claret jug is a wine jug made of glass and silver for the so-called Claret, which is the British name for a French red Bordeaux wine. From the introduction of claret to Britain in 1663 specific vessels soon began to be designed to contain the wine and let it "breathe" before consumption. Early examples of claret jugs are usually in green glass (as were the wine bottles themselves) with a pewter lid, usually raised by a simple finger pad. From around 1740 to 1820 the fashion was to serve claret in either a fully glass
Orange wine region Tamburlaine (Hunter Valley), Gartelmann (Hunter Valley), Carillon Wines, Windowrie (Central Ranges), Eloquesta (Mudgee) and Lowe Wines (Mudgee). In 2007, South Australian based Penfolds winery released the 2007 Penfolds Bin 311 Orange Region Chardonnay. Orange wine region Orange is a wine region and Australian Geographical Indication in the Central Ranges zone in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is named for the town of Orange and defined as the contiguous area that is above elevation within the City of Orange, Cabonne Shire and Blayney Shire. Grape vines were first planted commercially in 1980. The region is defined to be