Our Awards

Creating a winning wine doesn't require a secret recipe – it's simply a combination of terroir, and teamwork between the grower, viticulturist and winemaker. By doing the basic things right and paying attention to detail from the vineyard to the bottling process, we ended up with a range of unique wines for the Kumkani range.

Best Value Wine Guide

2010

Sauvignon Blanc - 2008
Chardonnay Viognier - 2008
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

2009

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Silver)
PINOTAGE - 2006 (Silver)
Shiraz Viognier - 2006 (Silver)
Viognier - 2007 (Silver)

2008

Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Gold)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Gold)
Shiraz - 2005 (Silver)

2007

Chardonnay/Viognier - 2005 (Gold)
Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2006 (Silver)
Decanter World Wine Awards

Decanter World Wine Awards

2009

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Silver)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Silver)
Shiraz Viognier - 2006 (Bronze)
Viognier - 2008 (Commended)

2008

Chardonnay/Viognier - 2006 (Bronze)
Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Bronze)
Shiraz - 2005 (Bronze)
Viognier - 2007 (Bronze)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Bronze)
Pinotage - 2005 (Commended)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Commended)
Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Commended)
India Wine Challenge

India Wine Challenge

2008

Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Silver)
Chardonnay Viognier - 2007 (Bronze)
Shiraz - 2005 (Seal of Approval)
International Wine & Spirit Competition

International Wine & Spirit Competition

2008

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Silver Best in Class)
Viognier - 2007 (Silver Best in Class)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Silver)
Shiraz - 2005 (Silver)
Shiraz - 2005 (Silver)
Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Bronze)
Chardonnay/Viognier - 2006 (Bronze)
International Wine Challenge

International Wine Challenge

2009

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Commended)

2008

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Bronze)
Chardonnay/Viognier - 2006 (Bronze)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Commended)

International Wine Competition in Verona

2008

Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Honourable mention)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Honourable mention)
Viognier - 2007 (Honourable mention)
John Platter Wine Guide

John Platter Wine Guide

2007

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2005 (4½ stars)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2006 (4½ stars)
Chardonnay/Viognier - 2005 (4½ stars)
Pinotage - 2004 (4½ stars)
Triple J Shiraz - 2004 (4½ stars)
Shiraz - 2003 (4 stars)
Shiraz Viognier - 2004 (4 stars)
VVS - 2005 (4 stars)
Viognier - 2005 (4 stars)

2006

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2005 (4½ stars)
Pinotage - 2004 (4½ stars)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2005 (4½ stars)
Shiraz - 2003 (4 stars)
Triple J Shiraz - 2003 (4 stars)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2002 (4 stars)
VVS - 2004 (4 stars)

2004

Pinotage - 1999 (4½ stars)
Pinotage - 2002 (4½ stars)
Shiraz - 2002 (4 stars)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2004 (4 stars)
VVS - 2003 (4 stars)
Nederburg Auction

Nederburg Auction

2008

VVS - 2005
Viognier - 2006
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show

Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show

2009

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2006 (Bronze)
PINOTAGE - 2006 (Bronze)
Shiraz Viognier - 2006 (Bronze)
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot - 2007 (Bronze)

SA Terroir Wine Awards

2009

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Top white wine in Swartland, Darling district)

2008

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Best Sauvignon Blanc in South Africa)
Santam Classic Wine Trophy

Santam Classic Wine Trophy

2009

Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Silver)
Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Silver)
Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada

Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada

2008

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Silver)
Viognier - 2007 (Silver)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Silver)
Swiss International Airline Awards

Swiss International Airline Awards

2008

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2007 (Silver)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Bronze)
Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Bronze)
Shiraz - 2004 (Seal of Approval)
Viognier - 2007 (Seal of Approval)

2007

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2006 (Bronze)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2006 (Bronze)
Triple J Shiraz - 2004 (Bronze)
Veritas Awards

Veritas Awards

2009

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2008 (Silver)
Sauvignon Blanc - 2009 (Bronze)
Merlot Pinotage - 2007 (Bronze)
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 2006 (Bronze)
Cradle Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (Bronze)
Pinotage - 2006 (Bronze)

2008

Pinotage - 2005 (Bronze)
Chardonnay Viognier - 2007 (Bronze)

WINE magazine Top 10 MCC

2009

Méthode Cap Classique - 2004 (3 stars)
WINE magazine TOPS at SPAR Sauvignon Blanc Top 10

WINE magazine TOPS at SPAR Sauvignon Blanc Top 10

2008

Lanner Hill Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc - 2007