Consigli DiVini - » Vinopolis: City of Wine…

Thought I’d find out more about the wine tour in London that I mentioned in a previous post – Vinopolis: City of Wine – as I’d like to go there this month. Also, it might be useful for any wine lovers out there intent on visiting London (or those who live there).

London’s Vinopolis offers much more than wine tours - it also hosts wine tasting sessions, as well as cooking sessions using wine and produce from the nearby Borough market (considered to be the oldest market in London).

The Vinopolis wine tour is open 5 days a week and is close to other tourist attractions like Shakespeare’s Globe, the Tate Modern and Southwark Cathedral, so you could really make a day (or two!) of it.

Also, since Vinopolis doesn’t open ‘til 12noon (11am on Saturdays), maybe you could browse Borough market first, grab a breakfast in one of the cafes there.

On their website, they have a panoramic view of part of the area you’ll be touring which I think is great for giving you a taste (excuse the pun!) of what it’ll actually be like when you arrive.

They offer self-guided and guided tours which include a variety of elements depending on the tour package you choose. Some of the elements include ‘How to Taste Wine’ which is a 20-min wine-tasting session, a ‘Blind Wine Challenge’ in which you get to taste 5 different wines blindly and answer questions on them; and ‘Premium Wines’ where you get to taste a wide variety of some of the finest wines.

They have 4 tour packages ranging from £19.50 to £32.50 per person. Included in every tour are 5 wine vouchers so you can choose from over 200 wines available, the ‘How to Taste Wine’ session, a tasting notebook, and a sample of a gin-based cocktail called ‘Bombay Sapphire’.

This is the perfect outing for every wine lover - it’s great that there’s a permanent place like this in London rather than a passing event.

I think it’s time to go and count my pennies – Vinopolis, here I come!

(img by: Daquella manera)