Off to another winery

which is one of the most famous both here and internationally.

The name was derived from a kopje (hillock) from which a cannon was fired in the 17th century. It was to alert farmers in outlying areas that sailing ships plying the waters between Europe and the Far East had entered Table Bay for a stopover in Cape Town.

[Brian]

Outstanding Diana. fav

[Christine Louise]

Great capture, love the background colours, contrasts nicely with the monument

[Rob Z]

What a fascinating history..

[Krista Marson]

I bet you're a wine expert!! What's your favorite (if you had to choose)?

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely little canon, standing proud on its base. Lovely shot.

[Suzanne]

Really interesting shot and background.

[Peter Dulis]

nice one :)

[katy]

Terrific composition with all those vineyards and fascinating history behind it

[Paul J]

Nice photo and narrative.

[Susan Wakely]

Great capture and so interesting.

[Elisa Smith]

Nice shot and interesting info.

[Mags]

Very cool! Is the canon on their label?

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot and a great piece of history

[winghong_ho]

Beautiful shot.

[Corinne C]

A striking statue and a great piece of history.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool shot. I hope you enjoyed it.

[Olwynne]

Unusual piece for a winery. It was good to read the history. Hope you got to sample the wine!

[Milanie]

Interesting to read about the history

[Bucktree]

Fabulous capture and interesting history.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice capture and interesting info

[KoalaGardens🐨]

ooooh can I come?

[Kate]

Cool history behind the name

[Junan Heath]

Interesting shot!

[Peter]

Lovely composition, light and colour Diana:)

[Pyrrhula]

We/our countries share a lot of history. Great capture and nice history tale.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice shot and interesting history.

[LManning (Laura)]

A wonderfully balanced photo.

[Heather]

A great shot! What a fascinating piece of history here!

[Shutterbug]

Nice capture and interesting bit of history.

[Diana]

@briaan @365projectclmutlow @robz @blueberry1222 @sangwann @ankers70 @pdulis @grammyn @pej76 @wakelys @nannasgotitgoingon @marlboromaam @bkbinthecity @wh2021 @corinnec @365projectorgchristine @mittens @ollyfran @milaniet @dkellogg @craftymeg @koalagardens @k9photo @paintdipper @pcoulson @pyrrhula @olivetreeann @ljmanning @365projectorgheatherb @shutterbug49 Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@blueberry1222 That is a very difficult question Krista as I actually only drink Chenin Blanc. On the odd occasion, I do enjoy a good red wine though. The problem is that the good ones are so expensive here and we do drink every day ;-)

[Diana]

@marlboromaam Yes it is Maggs :-)

@mittens @ollyfran I never do a tasting when I am out on my own ;-)

[Steve Chappell]

Looks like a cool place with some great history. I'll have to look for it sometime

[John Falconer]

Great photograph and nice narrative.

[Judith Johnson]

Super shot, and clarity

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Diana]

@swchappell @johnfalconer @busylady @rickster549 Many thanks :-)