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tasting room en · NOUN

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1. (countable, uncountable) A designated space where guests can sample and learn about beverages such as beer, wine or spirits produced by a specific brewery or winery.
   • Many tasting rooms have adjacent vineyards, so you'll want to check if it's permissible to explore the outdoors. 2007, Mira Advani Honeycutt, California's Central Coast: The Ultimate Winery Guide, From Santa Barbara to Paso Robles, page 6:
   • At Elizabeth Spencer Wines in Rutherford the tasting room is tiny and feels claustrophobic with ten people in it. 2011, George Gmelch, Sharon Gmelch, Tasting the Good Life, Wine Tourism in the Napa Valley, page 31:
   • When, as designated driver, I've inquired, I've been told that spitting is not permitted in the tasting room. 1985, Richard M. Gold, How and Why to Build a Wine Cellar, page 202:
   • The sense of eeriness is gradually dispelled, replaced by a mounting sense of exhilaration and wonder as López de Heredia uncorks bottles in the subterranean tasting room. 2006, Jay McInerney, A Hedonist in the Cellar, Adventures in Wine:

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