Bordello Presents Wine of Rapture
Last Tuesday a headline in The Daily Mail screamed ‘ONE IN 20 WOMEN HAS NEVER HAD SEX SOBER!’ The article revealed that almost half of women surveyed preferred boozy sex because it helped them lose their inhibitions and be more adventurous.
Ironically, two days later I found myself at Wine of Rapture – a wine tasting hosted by up scale lingerie boutique Bordello, designed to educate me as to ‘which wine is the most suitable to lick from my lover’s nipple’.
I must admit, reading the invite, I was dubious about the prospect of ‘exploring a titillating menu of seductive juices’. On arrival, a greeting by a man in a burgundy corduroy suit with miles of exposed chest hair did little to assuage my marked scepticism. But, as the evening got rolling and Wine Chap (flamboyantly dressed wine journalist cum menu consultant Tom Harrow) started pouring, much like the women polled, I couldn’t help but loosen up.
Wine Chap’s announcement that he would lead us on ‘a sexual journey’ using wine as a conduit provoked nervous giggles from 20 or so slightly pink faces. The crowd was mostly female with a few guys thrown in to heighten the sense of proud pseudo-naughtiness adopted by those attending. The tittering continued as we moved from ‘foreplay’ – the seductive sparkle of Extra Dry Prosecco was meant to mimic the tingle inspired by a gentle nibble of the ear – to ‘heavy petting’, a right peachy Viognier delightfully named Vent Di Damo (the wind that flutters ladies skirts).
Our hands were held through the transition to bolder reds – a Bordeaux called Meerlust (‘a guaranteed lay’) and a sophisticated, spicy Chateauneuf-du-Pape (‘not just a wild bonk’). We finally reached climax – a light Grenache dubbed ‘the seducers choice’ due to its 14% alcohol level and collapsed into the sweet rapture of Ambrosie. So as not to cloy, Wine Chap balanced the dessert wine with Danish Blue cheese and suspended the sexual metaphors.
The evening moved like many a first date from ever-so-slightly awkward to a jolly laugh thanks to the witty and well versed Wine Chap. The venue – rich raspberry coloured walls, vintage crystal chandeliers, scented candles, and lest I forget, the silky sheeted antique French bed – served as a major force in my reluctant yet eventual wooing.
Wine of Rapture took place just a lover’s leap from Old Street at:
Bordello
55 Great Eastern Street
Shoreditch
EC2A 3HP
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