Birdwood High students become winemakers after donating grapes to Kersbrook Hill Wines

WINEMAKER Paul Clark remains a glass half full kind of guy, despite the devastation the Sampson Flat bushfire wrought on his vineyards. So when Birdwood High School offered to donate its crop of Sauvignon Blanc grapes to Kersbrook Hill Wines, he saw an opportunity to inspire a new generations of Hills vintners. About 50 students picked more than half a tonne of grapes to send to the winery, where Clark is now working with a smaller bunch of mostly Year 10s to produce a special 600-bottle vintage.