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 festival will be headlined by legendary artists Timbaland and B.o.B, and will feature tequila tastings, local taco eateries and more. —Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

Auteur Wines is opening the doors of their new tasting room estate, the Auteur Russian River on Wohler Road outside of Healdsburg, CA, this Friday. —Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

As early as this summer, the old 11 Wells is poised to re-open as a cocktail tasting room and a 21+ mini golf attraction. —Rob Clapp, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025

Elsa voiceovers that for Alex, seeing and tasting (ew) Spencer one last time was enough. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 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