Kanonkop
The Pinotage and the Paul Sauer blend are why people drive here. It sits between Stellenbosch and Paarl, so it is a poor add-on to a Franschhoek lunch.
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A short history
The name is the cannon hill on the Simonsberg. A cannon there was fired to tell farmers that a ship had entered Table Bay, so they could load wagons for the harbour.
Paul Sauer farmed the lower slopes, and the first wine under the Kanonkop label was the 1973 vintage. His grandsons, Paul and Johann Krige, run it now. Pinotage and the Paul Sauer blend are why people drive here.
Opening times
The tasting room publishes its own hours, and they change. Check before you drive.
Current hours on the estate site
Directions
Other stops in Stellenbosch
How the day goes in Stellenbosch · On the vineyard list · On the trip map