しいんかい
noun
tasting event; drink sampling event
leisurefood
1. tasting event; drink sampling event
An event at which visitors sample drinks — wine, sake, beer, or coffee — usually hosted by a maker, brewery, or shop to introduce products. The food equivalent is 試食会(ししょくかい).
ワイン試飲会(しいんかい)()った
I went to a wine tasting.
A tasting event will be held at the sake brewery this coming weekend.
More than a hundred people gathered for the tasting of the new local beer.
I bought a bottle of the sake I liked at the tasting and took it home.

The suffix (かい) turns an activity into an organized event, and 試飲(しいん) (trial drinking) is itself a common noun on shop signs and product labels.

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