Painting Of Paul Sauer, Founder Of The Kanonkop Estate, A Winery In The Simonsberg Region Of Stellnbosch, South Africa. Editorial Photo

Pictured is a painting of Paul Sauer, founder of the Kanonkop Estate, a winery in the Simonsberg region of Stellnbosch, South Africa. The estate was founded in 1929 and the first wine bearing the iconic Kanonkop label did not debut until 1973. In the half-century since it has become internationally renowned. The reason for its pre-eminence sits firmly with the founder, Paul Sauer, who died in 1976. Kanonkop is now a 4th generation family-owned wine estate now in the hands of brothers Paul and Johann Krige. The name Kanonkop is derived from a hillock on the Simonsberg mountain above the wine estate from where, during the 17th and 18th centuries, a cannon was fired to announce the arrival of sailing ships entering Table Bay. The cannons flanking the door are representative. Paul Oliver Sauer was born in 1898 and was a South African Cabinet Minister and lifelong member of the National Party. He inherited Kanonkop from his mother in 1929.