lees

Example Sentences

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Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Muscadet mirrors the marina freshness of oysters while adding the light richness of lees contact making a harmonious pairing.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Like Muscadet, this is a wine with a lot of seaside influence with body, also often intensified by lees contact.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Panettone baking competitions have sprung up in Singapore and Japan, where one version is leavened with sake lees.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White