The careful, expert tasting of food or wine, often done in small amounts to fully appreciate flavors and qualities.
From French dégustion, derived from Latin degustare (to taste thoroughly), with the suffix -tion creating the noun form, widely used in wine and culinary contexts since the 17th century.
A wine degustation is an entire event where you might taste 20+ wines in specific order—it's a whole art form with rules about how to taste, smell, and evaluate!
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