Bertie Coetzee (left) is the sixth generation farmer at Lowerland in the remote Northern Cape. A pioneering organic farm mostly devoted to maize, flour, cattle and pecan nuts, their small 3-hectare vineyard is turning out some of the most exciting wines in South Africa.

The grapes are picked and driven 12 hours south down the N1 to Stellenbosch, where the wine is made by talented young winemaker Lukas van Loggerenberg.