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Anna de Koningh, Bengal-born wife of Oloff Bergh and the first woman to own Groot Constantia had a very interesting background. She was the daughter of.......

It’s an ice cold winter’s day in Cape Town and I have a date with food and wine and history at Groot Constantia. A weak sun is shining on the vineyards and the old buildings have a classic beauty that is beautiful in every season.

I love chocolate and I love wine, and you know the saying: “You cannot live on wine alone, add some chocolate”? Well, it’s great advice to live by.

Winemag.co.za presented the second annual RisCura Red Hot Wine Awards featuring Bordeaux-style red blends on 22 June at Burrata restaurant in Woodstock, Cape Town.

Groot Constantia’s 2013 Grand Constance wine has achieved a Gold Award at the 2016 Monde Selection International Wine Contest which took place in Brussels on 21 and 22 April. This is the second year in a row.

Jaco Louw recently opened one of the oldest and most expensive Groot Constantia wines, a 1971 Pinotage, which he enjoyed without knowing its value. We received this amazing email last week from Jaco Louw:

If you are planning a visit to Groot Constantia and want to know what to expect then watch this wonderful video by Ivan Tang. 

February 2016 saw our 331^st Harvest and to celebrate this momentous occasion we launched a #GrootCrush competition.

It’s the #GrootBlanket Drive

Western Cape winters are notoriously cold. We know this because our vineyards stand leafless for months on end “hibernating”.

The vineyards, Manor House and sweeping views make Groot Contantia a very picturesque estate to take photographs at.