Wine pairings for your truly traditional Heritage month meal

September is Heritage Month – culminating with Heritage Day on the 24th - and a time for South Africans to celebrate their roots. South Africans love our food, and our country is rich with a variety of cultures – all with their own special meals that embody their heritage. Whether it is the evocative smells of a boerewors braai or shisa nyama fire, a delicious curry, pap with chakalaka, a spicy bobotie, snoek pate with roosterkoek – the list of traditional South African dishes is extensive.

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South African pensioners get 50% off at Groot Constantia to celebrate World Senior Citizen’s Day

We wanted to give something back this World Senior Citizen's Day. We want to show how much we cherish what our grandparents have done for us: and so this August, every Tuesday, we’re giving 50% off all Visitors Route Tickets for South Africans over 60.

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Groot Constantia Reflects on World Water Week

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“Watch water flow – there’s no space it doesn’t fill. Be like water, and give to everyone and everything.” - Daniel Levin. We could not have said it better ourselves. World Water Week takes place this year between the 25 - 31 August and marks a very pressing issue we all need to continue to talk about and do our best to conserve as much water as possible.

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Birth announcement and celebration of SA’s oldest wine estate

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It is with great pleasure and pride that Groot Constantia mark the occasion of their birth - 334 years ago! Born on 13 July 1685, weighing in at 891 Morgan to father Simon van der Stel, the Estate was christened “Constantia”, and the name has rung true for 334 years as Groot Constantia has stood the test of time! In the past 10 years alone the Estate’s wines have won over 100 awards.

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A Perfect Pairing of Chocolate and Friendship

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Growing up, I remember watching a popular chocolate advert in the 90’s, where the animated kid sits next to a friend eating his stack of chocolate covered candies and finally gets to his last piece, and wonders just looking at his glum friend to share it or instead savour that last little bit of deliciousness. He of course decides to share his last piece of chocolate with the friend.

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