winetasting

American  

[wahyn-tey-sting] / ˈwaɪnˌteɪ stɪŋ /

Or wine tasting

noun

1. a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes.

---

Etymology

Origin of winetasting

First recorded in 1935–40; wine + taste + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In Taste, an unprincipled gourmet bets heavily on the perceptiveness of his nose and palate, puts on a superb demonstration of winetasting, but outsmarts himself.

From Time Magazine Archive