Bastille Day & Claret
Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran. Last week was when the French celebrated their national holiday Bastille Day, which in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution. So a friend of mine suggestion we have a glass of claret in celebration. It made me realize that many of us are not actually certain what the term claret signifies or how it relates to French wine. On today’s program I will explain.
Well the term claret is actually a British term used to describe red wine. Red wine primarily from the