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Claret vs Burgundy - What's the difference?

claret | burgundy |

As nouns the difference between claret and burgundy

is that claret is a dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere while burgundy is alternative case form of Burgundy|nodot=nodot (wine).

As adjectives the difference between claret and burgundy

is that claret is of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret while burgundy is of a deep red color like that of Burgundy wine.

As a proper noun Burgundy is

a region of France.

claret

English

(wikipedia claret)

Noun

  • (chiefly, British) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
  • A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
  • (colloquial) bloodhttp://thesaurus.com/browse/claret. Often used in a sporting context eg 'He spilt some claret'.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-14/phil-waugh-spills-some-claret/306330

    • Synonyms

    * traditional dry red (Australia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

    • Derived terms

    * claret cup * claret-coloured

    See also

    *

    References

    * Paper from the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia on generic wine terminology * Oxford Companion to Wine – Claret

    Anagrams

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    References

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    burgundy

    English

    Noun

    (burgundies)
  • (wine).
  • A deep red colour, like that of Burgundy wine.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a deep red color like that of Burgundy wine.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "burgundy")

    Related terms

    * beef bourguignon * bourguignonne

    See also

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