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Perhaps a 'tasse à vin' rather than 'tasse de vin', though 'tastevin' is usual...

~Cheryl

 

I think a 'tasse' would be perfect for a place without a licquor licence.

 

Hehe, my French is pathetic anymore, having lost any ability to speak it, and following a conversation only possible if spoken to slowly (like that happens), but oddly, I still read it rather easily, and to me, 'tasse de vin' meant an unlikely 'cup of wine' (though I've certainly added alcohol to other beverages in a cup), but a 'tasse à vin' seems to be an alternate term for a tastevin...

~Cheryl

 

Ah, didn't know that, thanks for telling me.
We always use the word 'tastevin', and that is also what I have come across in France. 'Chevaliers du tastevin', and all that.

 

'Tastevin' to me as well, but 'tasse à vin' comes up in French descriptions as well:

https://www.proantic.com/display.php?id=517968



~Cheryl

 

It's strictly tastevin - to taste wine.

 

That's what I thought too.
The French wiki page on the subject says:
"Un tastevin, appelé aussi tasse de dégustation, tâte-vin, ou goûte-vin".
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastevin

From the same page, the world's largest tastevin, in Bruéjouls, Aveyron. Sometimes the French like American things.


My wine teacher would have objected to the shape, no dimples or bumps to judge the colour etc.