Vinopolis

When Laura and John came to visit, we decided to visit Vinopolis, the wine museum here in London (among many other fun things we did).  After Megan happened upon it while she was here, we knew we had to give it a try. 

The way it works is that you attend a quick wine class, where they teach you how to "experience" wine.  Then, you walk through multiple rooms where you use little tickets to taste different wines.  They have wines divided by region:  Europe, "The New World" (Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa - gotta love the remnants of colonialism), and The Americas.  We had some great wines from all over the world, Laura and I rode a fake vespa (see below), and I discovered my ability to detect scents in white wines (but not so much in reds).  Who knew white wine could smell like green peppers?

I highly recommend this as a fun thing to do if you're near the Tate Modern in London.  Also, next time you see Derek, ask him to show you his wine tasting face/noises...