Our Story — The Family
One farm, one family
Kanonkop has been in the same family for four generations — an unbroken line from statesman JW Sauer to today's custodians.
The Founder's Vision
Paul Sauer
Statesman JW Sauer acquired the property in 1910; his son Paul Sauer became the estate's foundational figure — the man who built its reputation.
In 1981 the estate honoured him with the Bordeaux-style blend that carries his name — today one of the most decorated wines in the Southern Hemisphere.
The wine that bears his nameFamily Lineage
Four generations on the Simonsberg
From the Sauer era to the Krige custodianship — the same family, the same granite slopes, the same uncompromising red wines.
The farm's origins trace to the early Cape, 1685, on the lower slopes of the Simonsberg. The cannon on the hillock above gave the farm its name; the family gave it its character.
Fourth-Generation Custodians
The Krige Brothers
Brothers Johann and Paul Krige steward the farm today — and still host the estate's famous snoek braai at the Paul Sauer Cellar themselves.
“The farm was always, and still is, a place where a worker gets the sense that they are looked after.” Profit-sharing reaches every member of the sixty-strong team.
Join the snoek braaiThe Next Generation
The story continues
A fifth generation is growing up between these vines. Their chapter — in the family's own words — is on its way from the estate.