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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

English wine centre in Kent hopes for planning approval within days

Kentish Wine Vault Project – computer-generated impression
Kentish Wine Vault Project – computer-generated impression. Photograph: MDCV UK

A landmark centre for English wine designed by Norman Foster, which supporters say will produce an affordable rival to prosecco, could be given planning approval within days.

Gary Smith, the chief executive of MDCV UK, the winemaker behind the £30m Kentish Wine Vault project, said he was hopeful about his plans to transform the country’s wine sector by producing 5m bottles of English wine a year at the new location, after months of doubt.

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