| The title came about when the two owners tasted an experimental Chardonnay that had been left on the lees in barrels for some time. |
| These have long been used by the Champagne industry to seal bottles while they are aging on the lees. |
| After autolysis has finished, if a sparkling wine is kept on its lees, it merely remains fresher than the same wine disgorged at an earlier date. |
| Potassium tartrate, the source of this white residue, is sometimes referred to as argol, or lees. |
| The wine is aged on the lees in the bottle for about three years prior to disgorgement. |
| Its hangings, the curtains, the room's upholstery were the dingy colour of the lees of wine. |
