Wine of the Day, No. 464

"Claret" is what the British call -- or used to call -- the red wines of Bordeaux, as in "we had a fine old claret for

lunch at the club today" or "the claret that Oswald presented for dinner was more than amusing but less than distinguished." The term is not to be confused with "clairette," which is what the Bordelaise term a wine made from red grapes t…