Kanonkop

Kanonkop Wine Estate, on the lower slopes of the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch, is one of South Africa’s benchmark red-wine properties. The farm has been in the same family for four generations, now led by brothers Johann and Paul Krige, and first bottled wine under its own label in 1973. The name comes from a nearby hill where a cannon once signalled the arrival of ships in Table Bay, and the estate has since evolved into one of the country’s most admired producers, repeatedly recognised by international competitions…