... previously - on PlanetWulfagar - Ashley & Stefanie go to the V&A and Borough Market before arriving at the star attraction of the day, Vinopolis...
Armed with our 5 taster tickets (plus one for the Bombay Saphire Gin experience) we entered the museum of wine with great expectations for an oenophiliac (is that a word?) dream day... 2 1/2 hours and 6 drinks later... yes - I would agree, fun experience, and I did learn some fun wine facts (like the highest-altitude-wine-producing-area is in Argentina, where they get only about 1mm of rain a YEAR, which makes it amazing to me that they can actually grow anything, let alone juicy grapes! or like the fact that according to a map of the US, North Dakota is the ONLY state that doesn't produce wine. Not sure I believe that...)
The museum is arranged roughly by region - starting with France, going through the Americas, and ending in Australia, New Zealand, and greater Asia... there are tasting tables throughout, where you can select from about 100 different wines - between the two of us we tried Macedonian, Georgian, English, Austrailian, Thai, and of course a lovely Californian Syrah. (sadly, no Washington wine). I did learn that I definitely do *not* care for Thai rose - or at least not Monsoon Valley brand, (though to be fair, perhaps it was because I wasn't eating it with spicy food as recommended) but did like most of the rest... The only thing I found a bit off-putting about the museum was the obvious sponsorship - not only did we pay to enter, but I felt we weren't getting exactly independent advice - as the wine for tasting seemed to come from only a few selected vineyards, most of which then had displays (like the aforementioned Monsoon...)
Overall though, a great afternoon, and a recommended London experience - if (and only if!) you like wine.
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