noun
- the sediment that settles at the bottom of a container of wine or other fermented liquid
Usage: usually plural
Examples
- The winemaker carefully separated the clear wine from the lees.
- After fermentation, the lees settled at the bottom of the barrel.
- Some wines are aged on their lees to develop more complex flavors.
- The cloudy lees were filtered out before bottling.
- Traditional winemaking involves stirring the lees periodically.
- The lees contained dead yeast cells and grape particles.