Whether you know your Merlots from your Malbecs or can’t tell your Pinot Grigios from your Pinot Noirs, wine aficionados and casual sippers alike will be excited to hear that wine group Vagabond is opening a brand-new bar at Canada Water: complete with its very own in-house winery.
The bar will occupy the 6,000 sq ft retail space on the ground floor of Dock Shed, the mixed-use building with HQ-ready workspace above and the new Canada Water Leisure Centre to the rear.
The venue will also feature a working 100-tonne winery – the largest in the UK – with production capacity of up to 100,000 bottles a year: quadrupling Vagabond’s English wine output.
The space will have capacity for more than 300 visitors a day, with experiences and event spaces alongside over 100 different wines by the glass from the brand’s signature self-serve machines, offering the chance to see, smell, taste, and enjoy wine at every stage of its journey.
Vagabond will sit alongside a host of cultural and leisure spaces in Canada Water, including the area’s newest leisure and entertainment venue, Corner Corner – home to the immersive Minecraft experience – and the upcoming Titanic exhibition in next-door venue Dock X. The urban winery is the latest in a series of indoor food and drink production spaces, following the opening of Harvest London’s indoor farm earlier this year, which grows salad and herbs used within Corner Corner’s food hall as well as in local restaurants and cafes.
Vagabond Managing Director Christobell Giles said: “This urban winery is unlike anything we’ve done before. It’s a cathedral to wine – a space that lets people get up close to the winemaking process and connects them to the stories and passion behind every bottle. Wine shouldn’t live on a dusty shelf. It should be alive, expressive, and social – and that’s exactly what we’re building.”
Alice Keown, Leasing Director Restaurants and Leisure at British Land, added: “The addition of Vagabond to Canada Water forms a key part of our vision to create one of the most vibrant cultural and experiential destinations in London. It will be in a prime position surrounded by brand new homes, workspace and the leisure centre.”
For more on Vagabond, visit www.vagabondwines.co.uk
