: 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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Once the collector fills up, remove the moka pot from the heat so your perfect cup doesn’t end up tasting scorched.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
These thinner shirataki are mild-tasting and a good introduction to this alternative noodle.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Michelin recommends ordering the Butcher’s Feast ($78 per person), a tasting that includes four different cuts of meat, ban-chan (side dishes), an insanely delicious egg souffle, two stews and vanilla soft serve with soy sauce caramel for dessert.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Enter Caviar Club, a new Las Olas spot with $15,000 wines, tableside steak carving and $2,000 caviar tastings.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
These thinner shirataki are mild-tasting and a good introduction to this alternative noodle.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Michelin recommends ordering the Butcher’s Feast ($78 per person), a tasting that includes four different cuts of meat, ban-chan (side dishes), an insanely delicious egg souffle, two stews and vanilla soft serve with soy sauce caramel for dessert.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Enter Caviar Club, a new Las Olas spot with $15,000 wines, tableside steak carving and $2,000 caviar tastings.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Tasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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