Hush Heath to open £4m winery and more than triple production

Kentish wine estate Hush Heath is to open its new £4 million winery and visitor centre in August as it aims to increase production from 150,000 bottles to 500,000 a year over the next five years.

The new facility, which includes a winery, shop, 200-seat tasting room and terrace bar, was designed by Nick Mumby of Design Quarter and took a year to construct. The winery will be open to the public for August while there will be an ‘open weekend’ for the entire site 22 and 23 September.

To increase production from 150,000 to 500,000 bottles a year, within the next 12 months, Hush Heath will be planting a further 30 acres of vineyards on….