tasting

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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

tasting

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present participle of taste entry 1

Examples of tasting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

What’s different at Guard and Grace is Guard, who’s Hawaiian-born, has traveled widely and isn’t afraid to put Pop Rocks into a poke or craft a country ham tasting paired with pimento cheese. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

The business has an event tent next to the winery for concerts and weddings in addition to the normal wine tastings. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

The songs will play in participating Starbucks coffeehouses across the region during special coffee tastings throughout October. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Hétszőlő offers tastings at its 500-year-old Rákóczi Cellar in the town of Tokaj. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tasting

• tasting menu
• wine tasting

Rhymes for tasting

• basting
• hasting
• pasting
• wasting