If you’re into the sauce, one place you absolutely must visit is Vinopolis in London.
Located just south of the Thames near the Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern, Vinopolis, “London’s Wine & Spirit Destination” is essentially an enormous warehouse filled with booze and dressed up pretty. Vinopolis means city of wine, and in this educational city, you can learn whatever you want, from exactly how wine is made to how to pair it with food.
Vinopolis hosts hen nights (or as we know them, bachelorette parties), regular wine tastings, other spirit tastings, whisky and cocktail masterclasses, and also have a lovely microbrewery, wine bar, bar-bar (Bar Blue) and cantina. If you happen to have a free afternoon in London, I recommend dropping in (Thursday and Friday 12 – 10 PM, Saturday 11 AM – 10 PM, Sunday 12 – 6 PM, last admission 2.5 hours before closing time) and taking one of their fabulously drinky self-guided tours. They literally handed me a taste of mulled wine when I walked in the door. It’s like that.
Self-Guided Tour Packages at Vinopolis have various foci and included perks, such as “How to Taste Wine” sessions, tastings of champagne, absinthe, rum, whisky, beer and more, Bombay Sapphire cocktails and audio guides for the Vinopolis Wine Tour (the part you walk through). Each includes a kicky little Vinopolis tasting notebook and they range in price from £19.50 to £37.50. Just walk in, step up to the front desk, tell them what you feel like tasting and they’ll set you up. You can also visit the Vinopolis website for more information.
Click through the gallery for a peek inside Vinopolis.
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This trip was paid for by VisitBritain, but the ideas and opinions expressed in the article above are 100% my own.