Yes, tasting is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Have flavor; taste of something

2. Perceive by the sense of taste

3. Take a sample of

4. Have a distinctive or characteristic taste

5. Distinguish flavors

6. Experience briefly

Noun

1. A small amount (especially of food or wine)

2. A kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

3. Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality