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Groot Constantia’s place in history received another significant endorsement in 2004 when an American citizen picked up a piece of glass on the beach at Lewes, Delaware, on the east coast of America. The piece of glass had an inscription “Constantia Wyn” on it and American historians traced this artefact which was found among other porcelain items, to a ship that stranded in the Delaware Bay in 1774. The ship was a British supply ship named the Severn, which sank in the Delaware Bay after being hit by a storm. The wreckage was only discovered in 2004.

If spending a Sunday afternoon in the company of good friends, sipping fine wine and sampling dishes prepared by Constantia’s highly acclaimed Chefs, then Crush on Constantia is definitely an event for you!

‘Constantia Fresh’ is one of the first South African wine festivals to feature Sauvignon Blanc of the Constantia Valley and other participating regional and international producers for a two day lifestyle festival celebrating the distinctiveness and freshness of the ‘wild white’ grape, Sauvignon Blanc and its compatibility with food.

Another Gold Award for the Gouverneurs Shiraz 2006 at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2009, making it its 5th one. The Sauvignon Blanc 2009 and Shiraz 2006 both received a Silver Award.

Groot Constantia has added another Gold to its collection, making it 14 Gold wines in just under 2 years, not counting the silver and bronzes.  The last one being the Gouverneurs Shiraz 2006 a Gold at the “Syrah du Monde 2009, being one of the Top Ten Best Syrah’s in the world.

Groot Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2008 – Received a Gold Medal at the 26th International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2009 – the world’s most prestigious and influential independent wine competition, with entries from 41 countries

Groot Constantia may be South Africa’s oldest wine estate, but it has once more shown that there is still plenty of life left in those venerable foundations. The iconic wine estate has just been named as one of the world’s top 10 producers of Chardonnay wine during the Chardonnay du Monde, the world’s most prestigious international judging event for Chardonnay which takes place annually in France.

In 2004 a bottle fragment with the wording “Constantia Wyn” was found on a beach at Lewes, Delaware, USA. According to US Historians, the glass fragment came from the “Severn”, a sailing ship that stranded in the Delaware Bay in 1774.