Many Ukrainian families have had to flee their homes overnight, with very little in the way of possessions. Whilst neighbouring countries like Poland, Slovakia and Romania have provided temporary refuge in make-shift camps, they are unable to cope with the sheer numbers of Ukrainians desperately in need of help. And even if they were, this isn’t a long term solution.

We have approached all of our winemaking friends across Europe, and many of them have generously offered the use of lodgings that might otherwise be used for tourism or to house seasonal workers. We now need to raise the funds that are urgently needed to cover the logistical costs of relocating these families in need, from Ukraine and surrounding refugee camps to the safe havens that our friends in Europe have kindly offered.

We will then act as a link between our Ukrainian importers and our European winemaker friends to coordinate the relocation process and help these families as much as we can, while they try to rebuild their lives.

We appreciate that there are lots of fund raising efforts in circulation, but if you are able and willing to support our endeavours we would be extremely grateful.