• (n.) The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
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A light sediment, chiefly mucilage, found in Port.
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Bees'wing` noun The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
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Beeswing is the name given to the film which forms on the sides of a bottle of good, old port.
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A light sediment, chiefly mucilage, found in Port.
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a light, flaky deposit found in port and some other bottle-aged wines.
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