De Krans Wine Cellar in Calitzdorp, has done quite well in the 2008 Swiss International Air Lines Awards. Their 2006 Touriga Nacional, a dry red wine, has been awarded a gold medal - one of only 34 gold medals out of more than 700 entries.

It was also the only wine from the Klein Karoo which received a gold medal. This wine was recently chosen as the Best-Value-For-Money in the Unusual Red Wine category by Wine-of-the-Month Club.

The winemaking brothers, Boets and Stroebel Nel, recommends this wine with Karoo lamb or Ostrich fillet.

De Krans' Cape Tawny Port was also the best Tawny Port at the competition and was awarded a silver medal. This port has already received several awards and it received a 4� star grading in the 2008 John Platter Wine Guide.