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) surpass , often exceeding for several days in a row. The region's northerly latitude allows the vines to experience longer hours of daylight than the more southerly vineyards of California, with the Okanagan summer providing some 14 hours daily of direct sun. 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