wine tasting
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3.0
- noun
- /waɪn ˈteɪstɪŋ/
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cata de vinos
- Two years later, they opened the Blue Vine, where Chris cooks and Rose hosts wine tastings and books bands.
- food and wine tasting
- go wine tasting
- wine tasting dinner
Plus there is free wine tasting in the airport lounge.
- Plus there is free wine tasting in the airport lounge.
- Like why would somebody take their kid on a wine tasting tour?
- So they took it and which like rightfully so, I think because we did a lot of wine tasting when we were in Greece.
Examples
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We're going to have a little wine tasting down here before dinner.
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I thought maybe we could go to a wine tasting.
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So, tonight, Dad invited you guys for a wine tasting.
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Well, listen, I gotta go, because we're gonna hit this wine tasting.
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Well, these two fine gentlemen invited me over here for a little wine tasting.
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We met at the wine tasting event in Jersey.
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Plus there is free wine tasting in the airport lounge.
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I was at a wine tasting with my cousin Ernesto.
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If you are curious about wine, often the winemaker is available to talk to at wine tasting events.
Blog text (14) -
We met at the wine tasting event in Jersey.
Synonyms
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An event where people try different foods or drinks to compare them
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a social event where people taste and evaluate different wines' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wine' (the item) with 'tasting' (the activity of sampling). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common in English and other languages (e.g., 'beer tasting'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name wine tasting comes from the old practice of winemakers and buyers trying small amounts of wine from barrels to check the flavour and quality. The literal act of tasting wine is why the term now means a social event where people try and 'evaluate' different wines.