De Krans Wine Cellar in Calitzdorp has done extremely well at two wine competitions in the past week, walking away with no less than six gold medals at the 2017 Vitis Vinifera Awards, as well as two gold medals at the 2017 Michelangelo Wine Awards.

The very popular De Krans Premium Moscato Natural Sweet Perlé Wine 2017 was one of the six gold medal winners at the Vitis Vinifera Awards this year. This semi-sweet wine with a fizz has quickly become one of the best-selling wines from De Krans since its launch a few years ago. It serves as the perfect wine as an alternative to bubbly, the ideal food wine or just something nice to sip on at lunch (boasting a low alcohol of 8.5%). The wine has complex muscat, spicy and fruit flavours, which are surprisingly intense, especially on the aftertaste. In the fast-growing category of moscato and natural sweet wines, even prosecco, the De Krans Moscato has undoubtedly solidified its spot at the premium end.
The second wine to be awarded gold at Vitis Vinifera was the De Krans Free Run Chenin Blanc 2017, which forms part of the Classic Varietal Range. This very drinkable Chenin Blanc has definitely more fruit than acidity while still presenting with the freshness a Chenin should have. The fruit salad flavours include passion fruit, guava and banana, with a hint of lime to add some balance.