A winetaster, savoring a fine wine, can sometimes guess from its bouquet not only the type of wine but also the vineyard from which it came and the year in which the grapes were grown (Science News Letter).
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tast|er — «TAYS tuhr», noun. 1. any person who tastes, especially one whose work is judging the quality of wine, tea, coffee, cheese, or other foods or drinks, by the taste. 2. (formerly) a person who tasted food to safeguard his master against poison. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
tast|ing — «TAYS tihng», noun. 1. the action of a person or thing that tastes. 2. a small portion taken to try the taste; sampling. 3. an event where foods or drinks are sampled and compared: »The cheddar tasting at the dairy was complemented with local… … Useful english dictionary
tast·er — /ˈteıstɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a person who tastes foods or drinks to test their quality a food/wine taster 2 Brit, informal : a small amount or sample of something that you can try to see if you like it The magazine printed a taster of … Useful english dictionary
winetaster — wine•tast•er [[t]ˈwaɪnˌteɪ stər[/t]] n. 1) vin a critic or other professional who tests the quality of wine by tasting 2) vin a small bowl, often of silver, from which wine is tasted • Etymology: 1625–35 … From formal English to slang
winetasting — wine•tast•ing [[t]ˈwaɪnˌteɪ stɪŋ[/t]] n. vin a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
tastevin — ¦tastə¦vaⁿ, van noun ( s) Etymology: French, literally, wine taster, from Middle French, from taster to touch, taste (from … Useful english dictionary
taster — tast|er [ˈteıstə US ər] n 1.) someone whose job is to test the quality of foods, teas, wines etc by tasting them ▪ a wine taster 2.) informal a small example of something that is provided so that you can see if you like it taster of ▪ Here s a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tasting — tast|ing [ˈteıstıŋ] n an event that is organized so that you can try different foods or drinks to see if you like them ▪ a wine and cheese tasting … Dictionary of contemporary English
tasting — tast|ing [ teıstıŋ ] noun count or uncount an event where you can taste small amounts of different foods and drinks to decide if you like them: a wine tasting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
taste — [[t]teɪst[/t]] v. tast•ed, tast•ing, n. 1) phl to test the flavor or quality of by taking some into the mouth 2) to eat or drink a little of 3) to eat or drink: He hadn t tasted food for three days[/ex] 4) phl to perceive or distinguish the… … From formal English to slang
