Sampling (7)
I believe the answer is:
tasting
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sampling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('taste' can be a synonym of 'sample')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tasting that I've seen before include "Sampling (food)" , "Savouring" , "event with wine" .)