Author · Food & Wine
Liesl van der Merwe
Food and wine editor. Holds a Cape Wine Master diploma and has written about Southern African winemaking for twenty years.
Based in Stellenbosch · 2 stories for KOPJE
- Food & Wine · FOOD & WINE
A quieter vintage in Stellenbosch
After three dry summers, the Cape's winemakers are learning to chase elegance instead of power. Inside the cellars of Kanonkop, Reyneke and Alheit.
02 April 2026 · 14 min read
- Food & Wine · FOOD & WINE
Beyond organic: the Cape's regenerative wine revolution
The word 'organic' feels almost quaint now. At Boschendal, Sadie Family Wines, and a dozen smaller estates, winemakers are asking a harder question: can we make wine that actually improves the land it comes from?
9 March 2026 · 13 min read
