To celebrate
valentine’s day this year, the boy & I went to Vinopolis near Borough
Market for an afternoon of wine tasting. If you’ve never been to Vinopolis , it’s
essentially a huge event space which is set up with 8 tasting and educational
zones where you can wander around at your own leisure sampling different wines
at the various self-service cabinets.
When you arrive, you’re given a little card which is loaded with what I like to
call your ‘booze money’ – credits which you redeem in exchange for glasses of
wine (some are as little as 1 credit whereas some can be up to 3 or 4). You also get a 15 minute introduction at
the beginning of your session where you learn how to detect the age, aromas and
flavours of a wine and how to taste like a pro – sniff, swirl and slurp!
We had a lot of fun walking around the
different rooms which had loads of interesting pointers and trivia about wine
on the walls and of course we had a lot of fun drinking the different wines! I
only tend to drink white wine so I tried to branch out and try a red, a rose
and some dessert wines and found a muscatel
dessert wine was my absolute favourite – so much so I bought a bottle to take
home!
Included in our
Valentine’s package was a ‘Framboise Fizz’ – similar to a Kir royale, a cheese
and charcuterie board and a bottle of Prosecco – so it’s safe to say we stumbled
home a little merry!
Sadly Vinopolis is closing down at the end of this year, so
get down there whilst you still can! As it’s right around the corner to Borough
Market, it’s a great way to spending a Saturday afternoon before trying the
food from the stalls in the market!
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Bank End, London SE1 9BU
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