What is claret wine? Per the U.K. government, it is simply a "traditional term for wine" but is mostly a catchall when ...

but all Claret Cups feature red wine as their main base. Claret is a British term used to refer to Bourdeaux wine blends, usually merlot and cabernet sauvignon, but in the Cup's case, you can use ...

Which one should I feature? I compromised; the recipe below uses both port and claret. It will taste good with any freshly opened light red wine. Don't use a bottle that has been sitting around.