Definition of tastevin in English:
tastevin
noun tastəvɛ̃ˌtastəˈvãˈtastəvãˌtastəˈva[N]
A small, shallow silver cup for tasting wines, of a type used in France.
Example sentencesExamples
- In France however, there has been a constant business in the making of tastevins which continues to the present.
- Even without the numerous wine stewards walking around the dining room with silver tastevins hanging around their necks, the atmosphere at Le Bernardin feels quite old world.
- When we mention tasting, we immediately think of enologists with their tastevins and of monks in their monasteries busily perfecting their beer or cheese-making techniques between prayers.
- Some Burgundy producers still use tastevins in their own cellars, where they can be useful to demonstrate hue and clarity even in a dim light.
- The first tastevins were originally designed to allow merchants buying wine to gauge the color of the wine while in dim, candlelit cellars.
Origin
French, literally 'wine taster'.