1.
drink tasting; sampling beverages
the act of tasting drinks, especially wine, sake, or other beverages, before purchasing
ワインの試飲ができます。
You can taste the wine.
試飲コーナーで新商品を試した。
I tried the new product at the tasting counter.
酒蔵見学で日本酒の試飲を楽しんだ。
I enjoyed sake tasting during the brewery tour.
WORD FORMATION:
- 試 (trial, test)
- 飲 (drinking)
VERB USAGE:
- 試飲する (to taste/sample a drink)
- 試飲できる (able to taste)
RELATED TERMS:
- 試食 (food tasting/sampling)
- 利き酒 (sake tasting, specifically for comparing flavors)
- テイスティング (tasting - loanword)
COMMON CONTEXTS:
- 酒蔵・ワイナリー (breweries/wineries)
- スーパー・デパートの試飲コーナー (supermarket/department store tasting corners)