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The color so confident it skipped naming itself and stole a French wine region instead.
means A deep brownish-red color, like the dark red of a rich red wine.
from Named directly after Burgundy (Bourgogne), the wine region of eastern France famous for its deep-red wines — so the color borrows both the place and the bottle. The region's name traces back to the Burgundians, a Germanic people who settled there in the early medieval period; the wine, and later the wine-dark hue, kept their name alive long after the tribe itself faded.
- origin
- Named after Burgundy's deep red Pinot Noir wines
- royal habit
- Once reserved for wealth, signaling power and prestige
- car culture
- A favorite for luxury sedans and leather interiors
- vs maroon
- Burgundy leans purple, maroon leans brown
- autumn anthem
- Dominates fashion the moment leaves start dying
burgundy wine region — pinot noir and chardonnay from côte d'or in eastern france, producing world's most expensive bottles
duchy of burgundy — medieval state (1363-1477) between france and holy roman empire, powerful under philip the good
burgundy colour — dark brownish-red shade named after the wine, hex #800020, standardized in design