Grant Newton, the Sales and Marketing Manager for Groot Constantia, the oldest wine farm in South Africa and the only wine estate that is a member of the Big 7 Tourist attractions in Cape Town, has been elected onto the board of Cape Town Tourism.
Platter's South African Wine Guide has awarded Groot Constantia’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 the highest honour of five stars (classified as exceptional bottling) in the 35th edition of this popular guide – annually one of the most eagerly anticipated listings of top-performing wines.
In an exciting first for the South African wine industry, Groot Constantia, the oldest wine farm in the country, has been invited to attend a jubilee celebration in Austria being held by the Stift Klosterneuburg Wine Estate.
In 'n opwindende eerste vir die Suid-Afrikaanse wyn industrie is Groot Constantia, die oudste wynlandgoed in die land, uitgenooi na 'n jubelfees by die Stift Klosterneuburg Wynlandgoed in Oostenryk.
Groot Constantia’s 2012 Sauvignon Blanc won a total of three trophy’s at this year’s International Wine Challenge - accepted as the world’s finest and most meticulously judged wine competition.
Groot Constantia’s 2013 Chardonnay has been awarded its 1st trophy at the recent Taj Classic Wine Trophy awards, held at the Taj Hotel in Cape Town from the 3rd to the 7th March 2014. This exciting new wine, which is so young it is yet to be labelled, shows great promise after such an auspicious introduction to the world of wine lovers.
Groot Constantia se 2013 Chardonnay het 'n eerste trofee ingepalm by die onlangse Taj Klassieke Wyntrofee toekennings gehou by die Taj Hotel in Kaapstad van 3 tot 7 Maart 2014. Hierdie opwindende wyn, so jonk dit moet nog naam kry, hou baie belofte in na 'n uiters sukses volle bekendstelling aan die wêreld se wynkenners.
Die enigste manier om Groot Constantia te “voel” is om dit te ervaar – daar is ‘n ryke geskiedenis, ‘n pragtige ligging, vriendelike mense, herinneringe wat gemaak moet word, pret wat wag en, natuurlik, wyn wat waardeer en geniet moet word.
Kindly be advised that all picnic baskets must be reserved at least 24 hours in advance from either Jonkershuis or Simons Restaurant. Additionally, guests are not permitted to bring their own picnic baskets or food onto the estate.
Kind Regards,
The Groot Constantia Team
