The color wine or bordeaux, vinous, vinaceous, is a dark shade of

red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

. It is a representation of the typical color of

red wine Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grap ...

. The first recorded use of ''wine'' as a color name in

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was in 1705. The term "bordeaux" is also sometimes used to describe this color. Red Wine Glass

Variations of wine

Claret

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 Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...

Clos du Marquis 1995 with decanter and glass

The first recorded use of ''claret'' as a color name in English was in 1547.

Burgundy

Burgundy is a red color associated with the

Burgundy wine Burgundy wine ( or ') is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here, and those commonly referred to as "Burgundies," are dry red wi ...

of the same name, which in turn is named after the

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region of

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. The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.

Wine dregs

Wine dregs, or dregs of wine, is a deep tone of the color wine. It refers to the color of the lees of wine which settle at the bottom of a wine vessel. The first recorded use of ''wine dregs'' as a color name in English was in 1924. This color and

old gold Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow, generally on the darker side of this range. The first recorded use of ''old gold'' as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact ...

are the official colors of the

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and

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fraternities. The normalized color coordinates for wine dregs are identical to old mauve, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.

Wine in human culture

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* The color ''wine'' is often used in fashion for various articles of clothing.

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* Wine is the primary color of the

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(NBA)'s

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, along with gold and black. * Claret is a popular colour for

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clubs; it is used by

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, Fluminense F.C.,

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, Bradford City A.F.C.,

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and Venezuela national team. Burgundy is being used by the

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in the

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