Kanonkop News
How Kanonkop became one of South Africa’s leading wine estates – Club Oenologique
South African winery Kanonkop has been making wine under its own label for less than 50 years, but in that time, it has gone from a workhorse of South Africa's wine scene to a leading light. As in life, so in wine. That age-old mystery – nature or nurture – is...
Kanonkop voted the Most Admired Wine Brand in South Africa by Drinks International
We are so proud to share the news that we have been included in the list of “The Most Admired Wine Brands”, and we are humbled by some of the most successful of the world’s wine brands that we share the list with. Kanonkop is in position 32/50 as the Most Admired Wine...
Profiling Some of the World’s Greatest Cabernet Sauvignon Terroir – Greg Sherwood MW
In order to highlight the excellent work of the Stellenbosch Cabernet Collective, Master of Wine Greg Sherwood recently revisited South Africa’s “Vintage of the Century” and tasted through 28 excellent Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 reds from the Stellenbosch Cabernet...
Meiningers Weinwelt – Travel Suedafrika
Wine writer André Dominé's feature on Pinotage was published in the magazine Weinwelt. Says André: "When I delivered my text in January, I was so thrilled that it would come out just in time for ProWein. Nobody thought that it could be possible that the fair would be...
Kanonkop shoots the lights out in World’s Leading Wine Competition
Kanonkop Estate in Stellenbosch won the Outstanding Wine Producer Trophy at this year’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC). This is the first time this prestigious trophy has been awarded and was presented to coincide with this year’s 50th anniversary...
Platter’s Guide 2020
The Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2020 was launched at Cape Town’s Table Bay Hotel last week. Johann Krige was there to receive Kanonkop's awards. We received 5 stars for 3 wines : Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2017 Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2016...