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I'd heard a bit about vinopolis in
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London but had never thought about going
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there hi I'm Gary benridge and this is
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tips for travelers the global travel
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destination podcast theopolis in my mind
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was a place for either real wine Buffs
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or drunken hen or stag parties while
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both of these may be true it was a very
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pleasant experience when I went even for
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me a small time Drinker now this is how
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vopos describe themselves on their
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website they say experience a world of
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Wine and Food on our wine tasting tours
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and special tasting events learn the
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secrets of wine beer and Spirits in a
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fun sociable and modern environment
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treat your taste buds to a range of
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wines drink beer from the micr brewery
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indulge in a Bombay safire cocktail try
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Nicholas filat Champagnes in our
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Nicholas filate Champagne Bar or even an
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authentic Caribbean rum or whiskey
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tasting in the still room comprised of
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themed sections representing the main
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wine producing regions of the world the
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wine tour offer a unique opportunity to
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explore wines and spirits of the world
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all Under One Roof all tour ticket
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prices also includes a Bombay Sapphire
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cocktail in the Bombay Sapphire Blue
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Room and as these various images show it
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is a very massive diverse and
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experiential place in fact it is an
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incredibly vast complex we were given a
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trip to vopos in London as a Christmas
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gift and what a great few hours it
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turned out to be you can buy various
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packages including hen and stag dos and
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special evenings the various packages
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give you varying numbers of tickets to
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try wines champagne and rum at the
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different sections and themed areas
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around the sprawling complex you also
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get a Bombay sappire drink at the end
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you start the journey with a talk and
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demonstration about how to taste wine
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then you're off on your own to explore
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for as long or as short as you want
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you're also given a tasting notes
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booklet so you can make a note of the
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wines you like and there is a lath
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weight store within the complex you can
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buy them or in fact you can actually go
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online and buy bu the wines afterwards
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the various sections include the
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champagne room the Old World Wines room
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with premium wines as well an Italian
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section with scooters that show videos
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of the region on the wind screen the new
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wine room features areas such as South
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Africa and Chile and there's a rum
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tasting bar a whiskey tasting bar
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there's also a whiskey Exchange store
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and as I mentioned earlier the huge lath
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weight shop around the complex there are
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water stations to rent your glass and to
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drink water of course they sell tapus in
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one room there's also a stunning and
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very trendy Bombay Sapphire exhibit and
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cocktail bar of course with the volume
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of wines you taste if you swallow you
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will get a bit merry overall I was very
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impressed and found out a great few
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hours if you visit their site at
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vinopolis do.uk you can find out more
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that's v i n o p o l i s. co.uk and of
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course you can visit my blog at tipsfor
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travelers.com which is all one word and
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travelers is spelled in two L's so until
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next time happy travels
