Groot Constantia a 2015 Klink Awards winner
Groot Constantia has won the Heritage Award for the most Welcoming Cellar Door Experience in this year’s Klink Awards.
Groot Constantia has won the Heritage Award for the most Welcoming Cellar Door Experience in this year’s Klink Awards.
Earlier this year Groot Constantia celebrated its 330th year and it was an all-inclusive affair where they invited everyone to celebrate their official birth date, Monday 13 July 1685, with them.
Follow Di Brown as she experiences Groot Constantia’s warmest country welcome and identifies the top 5 reasons why she will visit again to explore Groot Constantia’s rich heritage.
It’s that time of year again when South African wine lovers choose their favourite wine destinations in categories ranging from “Comfort Zone” to “Happy Times”.
Groot Constantia’s 2013 Pinotage was a winner at this year’s Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards, which honour and recognise local estates who produce wine from this unique and indigenous grape variety.
Groot Constantia’s Pinotage 2013 received a well-deserved trophy at this year’s Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards beating competition from a total of 154 wines entered. The Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards is one of South Africa’s premier wine industry contests, currently in its 19th consecutive year running. The 2015 awards ceremony was held at the KWV in Paarl on 28 August.
Groot Constantia has been described as the Grande Dame of the Constantia Winelands, and it’s not hard to see why. The oldest wine-producing farm in the Cape turned 330 years old in July and is well worth a visit, whatever the season.
Groot Constantia’s 2013 Merlot, 2012 Grand Constance, 2013 Shiraz and 2013 Cabernet Sauvignonall received awards at the recent 2015 Novare SA Terroir Awards.