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
French wine for thousands of years in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean, but France has made it a part of their civilization and has considered wine-making as an art for over two thousand years. Not only did the Gauls know how to cultivate the vine, they also knew how to prune it. Pruning creates an important distinction in the difference between wild vines and wine producing grapes. Before long, the wines produced in Gaul were exceptionally famous all around the world. The Roman Empire licensed regions in the south to produce wines. St. Martin of Tours (316–397) was actively engaged in both