What Is the Difference Between Beeswing and Dregs Wine?

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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As Nouns the Difference Between Beeswing and Dregs Is That Beeswing Is a Filmy, Translucent Crust Found in Port and Other Old Wines Which Have Been...

What Is the Difference Between Beeswing and Dregs Wine?

As nouns the difference between beeswing and dregs
is that beeswing is a filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time while dregs is (collectively ) the sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.

What is wine beeswing?

1 : a film of shining scales of tartar formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. 2 : very thin filmy pieces of bran.

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Which alcoholic drink may have formed a crust called beeswing?

Christmas Pudding. God knows what they were doing with it! As it ages a thin crust forms in the bottle which, when broken, looks like bees' wings. Seasoned port drinkers handle the bottle carefully so as not to break the beeswing.

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