Just like Mercedes in Formula One racing, Groot Constantia is topping the leader board in the South African wine industry with their recent Grand Prix win at the 2019 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards. The Estate’s Chardonnay 2018 walked away with the coveted Top Scoring Wine Grand Prix Award.
October is Family History Month and a time to celebrate the ancestors that came before us and who left their mark within our lives. As the oldest wine-producing farm in South Africa, with a history that stretches back 334 years, Groot Constantia has a rich and diverse ancestry and give thanks to all of those that contributed to the formation and success of the Estate.
October is Family History Month, a time to celebrate the family that came before you. Every ancestor we have has left their mark on us and has been the formation…
There is a movement afoot that sees South Africans falling in love with their own country again. The Facebook page I’m Staying and hashtag #I’mStaying have gone viral as South Africans from all walks of life, all colours, creeds and cultures, connect with each other to share their reasons for loving SA.
The 10th to the 16th of October is Drink Local Wine Week – a time when South Africans are encouraged to support their local wine estates and celebrate the abundance of fabulous wines produced in the country. What better way to toast Drink Local Wine Week and pay homage to our local wines than by visiting Groot Constantia.
Groot Constantia are fully cognisant of the risks associated with human – baboon interactions on the Cape Peninsula. We do not use lethal force to control baboons but have taken costly measures to deter them from visiting the farm.
The arrival of Friday usually brings grounds for celebration, but this week Groot Constantia wine Estate has even more reason for festivities and is saying cheers with a chilled glass of their 2017 Method Cap Classique Brut Rosé, which has just won Gold at the 2019 Amorim Cap Classique Challenge.
Cape Town is home to the magnificent Cape Town Big 6, which consists of Groot Constantia, Table mountain, Kirstenbosch, Robben Island, Cape Point, and the V&A Waterfront. A walk down…
September is a time of renewal and restoration as the cold winter months make way for spring, blossoms and new life. It is also a time of reclaiming and reaffirming…
In 1685 Simon van der Stel, the Governor of the Cape Colony, was granted property which he named “Constantia”. And so the oldest wine-producing farm in South Africa was born, and became the origin of the South African wine industry. The world was introduced to the Groot Constantia wines when the estate began to exhibit.