Refugees to benefit from bumper harvest in Canberra

Refugees are to benefit from the exceptionally good wine harvest being experienced by growers in the Canberra district cool climate region. With harvest complete and crushing underway, a surplus of Shiraz grapes produced by one winery has inspired a number of vignerons to combine their talents and infrastructure to raise money for refugees that have settled in the area. This is being done by producing a Shiraz from this year’s vintage, with the proceeds going to the Canberra-based Companion House which was founded in 1989.