New Release · 2026
Introducing the new Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2023
A warm, dry winter and a mixed growing season produced classic, structured wines — the 2023 continues a run of landmark Paul Sauer vintages.
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News from the estate
Releases, accolades and stories from the slopes of the Simonsberg.
Recent Articles
Heritage · 1976–2026
The Judgement of Paris: a fifty-year legacy that continues
On 24 May 1976, Steven Spurrier's blind tasting at the InterContinental in Paris changed wine forever — and opened the door for estates like ours.
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Heritage
The story of Kanonkop Pinotage
Since bottling our first wine in 1973, Pinotage from these granite slopes has become South Africa's calling card to the fine wine world.
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Accolades · 2026
Voted onto the Top 50 Most Admired Wine Brands 2026
Drinks International's annual global poll of masters of wine, buyers and educators once again counts Kanonkop among the world's most admired.
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Estate Life
The Springbok in our cellar
Rugby and winemaking share more than a homeland — physical strength and aggression, tempered by civility and camaraderie.
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People · 2026
Kanonkop appoints Louw Strydom as Chief Operating Officer
Strydom, 37, brings twelve years of Cape wine industry experience to the estate's fourth-generation leadership team.
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