: 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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The festival will be headlined by legendary artists Timbaland and B.o.B, and will feature tequila tastings, local taco eateries and more.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Auteur Wines is opening the doors of their new tasting room estate, the Auteur Russian River on Wohler Road outside of Healdsburg, CA, this Friday.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
As early as this summer, the old 11 Wells is poised to re-open as a cocktail tasting room and a 21+ mini golf attraction.
—Rob Clapp, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
Elsa voiceovers that for Alex, seeing and tasting (ew) Spencer one last time was enough.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Auteur Wines is opening the doors of their new tasting room estate, the Auteur Russian River on Wohler Road outside of Healdsburg, CA, this Friday.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
As early as this summer, the old 11 Wells is poised to re-open as a cocktail tasting room and a 21+ mini golf attraction.
—Rob Clapp, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
Elsa voiceovers that for Alex, seeing and tasting (ew) Spencer one last time was enough.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Tasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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