1. claret - Noun
2. claret - Adjective
3. claret - Verb
The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
Source: Webster's dictionaryClaret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. Samuel Johnson
Were I Diogenes, I would not move out of a kilderkin into a hogshead, though the first had had nothing but small beer in it, and the second reeked claret. Charles Lamb
Let the fairy tale begin on a winter's morning, then, with one drop of blood newly-fallen on the ivory snow: a drop as bright as a clear-cut ruby, red as a single spot of claret on the lace cuff. Ellen Kushner
He talked with more claret than clarity. Susan Ertz
They were clareting until well past midnight Source: Internet
I also raved about the Claret Lemonade wine cocktail (all are $9) made with red wine, lemons and limes muddled and strained, a bit of orange and simple syrup. Source: Internet