A sentence-completion usage Q

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A sentence-completion usage Q

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Hi All,

I encountered a grammar question. It reads as follows:

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Dipping bread into wine may be hard to imagine now but was a pretty common practice in the Middle Ages _____ the poor quality of wine. Putting toast into a jar of wine was believed to rid the wine of the unpleasant acidity and thereby improve the taste.
(A) except
(B) despite
(C) besides
(D) regarding

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Which option would you choose? Thanks.
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Re: A sentence-completion usage Q

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Only B makes sense.
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