tasting

noun

tast·​ing ˈtā-stiŋ 

: an occasion for sampling a selection of foods or drinks in order to compare qualities

a wine tasting

—often used before another noun

a tasting menu/plate/board

a tasting room

Over time, fees at the tasting bar have increased to $10 or $20 per person.

—Tim Fish

Refined ranch cuisine, featuring multicourse tasting dinners … is the focus of the main restaurant at this luxurious resort …

—Alexis Korman et al.

The best way to develop your own wine vocabulary is to write your own tasting notes.

—Thomas Matthews

Examples of tasting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tasting includes all five drinks on the cocktail menu, which can be all nonalcoholic, all with alcohol, or hybrid, usually served as three with alcohol and two nonalcoholic. —Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025

Black Star Farms has a 160-acre winery estate in Suttons Bay and a tasting room in Old Mission Peninsula. —Cassidey Kavathas, Freep.com, 31 July 2025

Wherever guests go, barge tastings are sure to follow. —David Dickstein, Oc Register, 30 July 2025

Scheduling isn’t necessary, and each tasting typically runs for about 30 minutes. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 27 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tasting

• tasting menu
• wine tasting

Rhymes for tasting

• basting
• hasting
• pasting
• wasting