The wine intervention: Dutch nuns appeal for help with booze glut

Convent in Oosterhout has been left with surplus of more than 60,000 bottles after hot and dry year

A Dutch convent is appealing to wine drinkers to support its endeavours as, thanks to an extremely hot and dry year, Sint-Catharinadal in Oosterhout has an excess of 64,000 bottles made from its vineyard.

We had a lovely summer last year, warm temperatures and it promises to be an excellent harvest of more than 60,000 bottles," said Sister Maria Magdalena, prioress, in a video appeal.