: an occasion for sampling a selection of foods or drinks in order to compare qualities
a wine tasting
—often used before another nouna tasting menu/plate/board
a tasting room
Over time, fees at the tasting bar have increased to $10 or $20 per person.—
Tim Fish
Tim FishRefined ranch cuisine, featuring multicourse tasting dinners … is the focus of the main restaurant at this luxurious resort …—Alexis Korman et al.
Alexis Korman et al.The best way to develop your own wine vocabulary is to write your own tasting notes.—Thomas Matthews
Thomas MatthewsExamples of tasting in a Sentence
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Some nights were a caviar tasting in the main lounge and drinks in the Blue Eye lounge, a bar situated a few meters below sea level with portholes to watch marine life pass by.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Located in the heart of Sonoma wine country—approximately an hour from Napa—an array of outdoor activities, tours and wine tastings are at any guest’s fingertips.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Beyond the music, attendees can avail themselves of workshops, tastings and cooking demos via the Bourbon Experience and the Culinary Atelier, hosted by bourbon expert Chris Blandford and chefs Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee and Chris Santos.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Feb. 2025
Anthracite Spirits & Tasting Lounge This new tasting lounge and local distillery, which opened in June 2023, fills the space previously occupied by the Tobacconist.
—Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Located in the heart of Sonoma wine country—approximately an hour from Napa—an array of outdoor activities, tours and wine tastings are at any guest’s fingertips.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Beyond the music, attendees can avail themselves of workshops, tastings and cooking demos via the Bourbon Experience and the Culinary Atelier, hosted by bourbon expert Chris Blandford and chefs Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee and Chris Santos.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Feb. 2025
Anthracite Spirits & Tasting Lounge This new tasting lounge and local distillery, which opened in June 2023, fills the space previously occupied by the Tobacconist.
—Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Tasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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