| Nestled under brick arches that support
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| | each participant a glass of white wine.
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| the Victorian railroad, lies Vinopolis
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| | We sat in a comfortable small
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| just yards away from the newly
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| | amphitheatre. He demonstrated how not to
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| constructed Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
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| | taste wine by quickly glancing at the
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| in the London area of Southwark. Latin
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| | wine, taking a quick smell and drinking
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| aptly names Vinopolis. The Romans once
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| | all of it at once. We noted that he spat
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| settled this area of London south of the
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| | out the wine each time he demonstrated
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| Thames River. Vinopolis means vine city.
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| | how to taste it. He then proceeded to
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| Now it has come to mean wine center. The
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| | demonstrate how to look, smell and taste
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| center opened in 1999 in what use to be a
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| | a wine. He gave us plenty of time to
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| warehouse. The South-eastern Railroad
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| | follow his directions and asked us what
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| Company built the original structure in
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| | we thought after each step. This session
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| 1866.
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| | was very low keyed and entertaining.
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| As you wander the rooms of Vinopolis, you
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| | Throughout the rest of the tour, we
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| see the graceful arches and brick vaulted
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| | noticed that many other people were
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| ceilings. Extensive work transformed the
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| | swirling their wines and smelling the
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| long tunnels into a series of rooms that
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| | wines.
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| house the displays, artifacts, images and
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| | The tour continued self-paced through
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| videos. Other rooms are available for
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| | displays on Burgundy, France and Germany.
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| special events.
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| | Visitors then approach the first tasting
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| Tom Forrest, the Tour Development
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| | table where they can choose wines from
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| Manager, spoke with us about the history
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| | different countries to taste. The wine
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| of Vinopolis and its vision. When asked
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| | consultants are very knowledgeable and
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| if the mission of Vinopolis was to
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| | helpful. If you do not know what to
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| educate the public about wine, Tom
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| | taste, they will ask several questions to
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| responded that the mission is to educate
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| | determine what you may like to try. We
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| with a small "e." Education occurs
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| | decided to pick a country and try a wine
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| through a very relaxed atmosphere. Tom
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| | they suggested from that country. The
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| stated that the public learns through
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| | tour then continued through displays on
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| enjoyment. As a result, Vinopolis
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| | Australia, New Zealand, United States,
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| employees do not use sophisticated wine
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| | Chile, Argentina, and South Africa.
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| vocabulary. They are very knowledgeable
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| | Visitors then approach the second wine
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| about the wine they have to offer for
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| | tasting table.
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| tasting and answer all your questions.
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| | We took a slight detour between the
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| A visitor to Vinopolis can choose among a
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| | Argentina and South Africa displays to
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| series of tours. Each tour includes a
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| | enter a series of rooms devoted to Bombay
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| walk through rooms that focus on wines
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| | Sapphire. Bombay Sapphire is a distilled
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| from different parts of the world. In
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| | London dry gin. A large round table holds
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| these rooms one finds displays of
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| | copper bowls filled with different
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| artifacts, videos and images. Each tour
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| | spices. All the spices were fresh enough
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| also comes with a number of tickets to
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| | for one to smell. A hallway lined with
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| use for tasting wines. The Original Tour
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| | different gin glasses led to the tasting
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| offers five regular wine tastings and a
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| | bar. Three different Bombay Sapphire
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| Bombay Sapphire Cocktail. Other wine
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| | cocktails were available. We tasted the
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| tours include a "How to Taste Wine"
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| | Summer Sapphire which consisted of 25 ml
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| session and additional wine, beer,
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| | of Bombay Sapphire, 15 ml of vanilla
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| whisky, champagne, or absinthe tastings.
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| | syrup and some pineapple juice and the
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| A visitor can also use an audio guide. At
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| | Bombay Berry cocktail which consisted of
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| different locations along the tour, a
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| | 25 ml of Bombay Sapphire, 15 ml of
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| number signifies a number to type onto
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| | blackberry liqueur and topped with
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| the playback device and you can hear a
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| | cranberry juice. Both of the cocktails
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| narrative about what is on display. The
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| | were delicious.
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| tour is self-paced. One can read as many
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| | The tour led us on to the Italy room,
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| of the display descriptions as they
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| | another tasting table and then on to
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| choose.
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| | displays about the health benefits of
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| The tour began with displays that show
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| | wine. A series of quotes from ancient
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| that Georgia, an area surrounded by
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| | times to present day make the case for
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| Russia, the Black Sea, Turkey, Armenia,
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| | the health benefits of wine. Our favorite
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| and Azerbaijan was the cradle of wine.
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| | is a quote from Dr. Thomas Stuttaford,
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| Archeological evidence points out that
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| | London 1999 who stated, "A glass or two
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| viniculture took place in Georgia about
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| | of wine a day will not only lengthen
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| 6000 BC with more than 500 grape
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| | life, but may also enhance intellectual
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| varietals. An antique kvevri, once used
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| | power during the extra years provided."
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| to ferment wines, is on display. These
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| | The tour of Vinopolis was very
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| 300-500 decalitre jugs would have been
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| | educational and Vinopolis employees are
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| buried in the ground up to near the top
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| | very helpful and informative. As we left
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| in order to control temperature. Next,
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| | Vinopolis, we met a couple that we talked
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| one travels through displays of the
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| | with earlier on the tour. They wished
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| importance of Bordeaux and Rhone areas of
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| | they had allotted more time for the tour.
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| France.
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| | If visiting London in the future,
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| We stopped for a twenty-minute session on
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| | consider making Vinopolis a destination
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| how to taste wine. Our presenter offered
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| | and plan for plenty of time.
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