lees

lees (lēz)

dregs or sediment, as of fermenting wine

Etymology: pl. of lee (obs. in sing.) < ME lie < OFr < ML lia < Gaul *liga, akin to OIr lige, a bed, layer < IE base *legh- > lie

Preposition: in

barrel: The wine remained on the lees in the barrel.
bottle: The wine was matured on its yeast lees in bottle for at least 30 months in underground cellars.

Converse of object

spend: The residue in the still, called spent lees, is run to waste.

Preposition: for

month: The wine was then left to age on its lees for ten months with regular lees stirring three times a week.

Adjective modifier

gross: The wines spent 6 months in barrel on the gross lees with regular lees stirring.
yeasty: Left on it's yeasty lees to extract maximum flavor.
regular: The wine was then left to age on its lees for ten months with regular lees stirring three times a week.

Noun used with modifier

yeast: The wine was matured on its yeast lees in bottle for at least 30 months in underground cellars.

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