Per Decanter, wine aficionado Steven Spurrier explained in a 2007 article that a good claret should be elegant with a ...

The British term claret is often used to describe bottles of red Bordeaux, a category of wines that involve cabernet sauvignon and merlot. However, the label has also come to signify an assortment ...

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.