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lees
/ ±ô¾±Ë³ú /
plural noun
- the sediment from an alcoholic drink
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lees1
C14: plural of obsolete lee, from Old French, probably from Celtic; compare Irish lige bed
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Like Muscadet, this is a wine with a lot of seaside influence with body, also often intensified by lees contact.
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Panettone baking competitions have sprung up in Singapore and Japan, where one version is leavened with sake lees.
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The cava brut designation means it was aged a minimum of nine months on the lees.
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This delicious example tastes as though age on the lees and in bottle has given it a fuller mouthfeel and richer texture.
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In Austria, three tiers of quality — Klassik, Reserve, and Große Reserve — regulate region of origin, alcohol level, winemaking methods, and lees aging with increasing strictness.
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