: 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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Romaine Romaine lettuce, also known as cos, is a sweet-tasting, open-head lettuce.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
The company also has a tasting room on Church Street in downtown Nashville.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Founded in London in 1969, the IWSC is renowned for its rigorous blind tastings and expert judging panels, which annually evaluate thousands of entries across all major spirits categories.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Right across from Waverly Local, a new wine bar, Waverly Proper, offers vino-tastings and rotating pop-up events on weekends as well as yoga classes and other community gatherings during the week in the town’s old general store.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
The company also has a tasting room on Church Street in downtown Nashville.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Founded in London in 1969, the IWSC is renowned for its rigorous blind tastings and expert judging panels, which annually evaluate thousands of entries across all major spirits categories.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Right across from Waverly Local, a new wine bar, Waverly Proper, offers vino-tastings and rotating pop-up events on weekends as well as yoga classes and other community gatherings during the week in the town’s old general store.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Tasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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