Wine Glossary
Definition: Claret
[KLAR-eht] 1. A term used by the English when referring to the red wines from bordeaux. It's derived from the French clairet, which refers to a bordeaux wine with a style somewhere between a red and rosé-in short, a light refreshing red wine. It's made by drawing fermenting wine off after very short skin contact. 2. Elsewhere, the word claret is sometimes used as a general reference to light red wines. Even though "claret" sometimes appears on labels, it has no legal definition.
Source: Answers.com; Wine Lover's Companion - R & S Herbst
