Sauvignon Blanc king of terroir

The wine was also named the best white wine in the Swartland/ Darling district and ward sub-category. Grapes for this wine are sourced from David Tullie's farm, Lanner Hill.

The SA Terroir Wine Awards aim to honour wines which epitomise and reflect the inherent characteristics of our diverse wine growing regions. The judges were acclaimed wine tasters Charl Theron, Dave Hughes, Clive Torr, David Biggs and Susan Wessels.

Kumkani has won numerous medals local and international competitions this year, such as the Decanter World Wine Awards, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Swiss International Airline Awards, the International Wine Challenge and the Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada.

Kumkani winemaker, Nicky Versfeld, said: “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 unique wine, namely the Kumkani Lanner Hill Sauvignon Blanc.”