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

Enjoy wine tastings with sweeping views of the vineyards and croquet lawns. —AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025

All the teas available for tasting are also available for purchase in the store, packaged and ready to take home. —Jasmine Ting, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

Winery amenities include a large tasting room, a gift shop, a commercial kitchen, and two barrel rooms, plus an inventory of award-winning bottled and bulk vintages valued at $1.2 million and access to 700 subscription wine club members. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025

The tasting room and gift shop are located on the historic Kilohana plantation, where train tours of former cane fields are popular with island visitors. —Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 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