I have toured Groot Constantia’s production cellar a number of times over the years, but on this particular day I found myself making my way into a part of the cellar that is not in the usual tour. I was there to chat to wine maker, Boela Gerber, about the award-winning Grand Constance.
Our Easter #mychocolateface competition sweetened social media for the month of April with fans sharing fun and fabulous snaps of their Chocolate and Wine Pairing experience – as well as selfies with their tasting room guru – on @GrootConstantia’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels.
Our Easter #mychocolateface competition sweetened social media for the month of April with fans sharing fun and fabulous snaps of their Chocolate and Wine Pairing experience – as well as selfies with their tasting room guru – on @GrootConstantia’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels.
Walking towards Jonkershuis Restaurant at Groot Constantia evokes images of scenes in art films where extended families and groups of friends gather around long tables laden with food and where sensory feasts are had under clumps of trees.
Upon first meeting Boela Gerber, winemaker at Groot Constantia since the 1st of January 2001, the word grounded immediately comes to mind. The dictionary definition of grounded is to be admirably sensible, realistic and (above all) unpretentious. Such a person remains grounded despite all the praise and attention, the dictionary also says. Such is Boela.
The wheels of the bus go round and round… and everyone on the City Sightseeing Red Tour Bus swivels their heads from side to side as there is so much to leave you agape on the Blue Mini Peninsula Tour. The Hop-On Hop-Off bus leaves from the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront (or 81 Long Street) where after it circles Table Mountain – look out for antelope on the southern slopes as you drive past with the wind in your hair.
Cameron Nel, teacher at Hout Bay High School, recently approached Groot Constantia to assist with barrels and bins to plant trees. He was on a mission to improve the grounds of Hout Bay High School. The outdoor amphitheater where the learners gather was completely paved and offered no shade.
Summer is here. The days are long and the temperatures high and nowhere will you find more to do in one place than at Groot Constantia – South Africa’s oldest wine estate.
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
