A chocolate and wine pairing at Groot Constantia

A box of chocs or a bottle of wine might be a Valentine’s day cliché, but pair hand crafted, custom made chocolate with award winning wine from Groot Constantia and you have an exceptional, unique experience. Pssst Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.

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Important Wine Dates for 2019

Wine should be celebrated every day, but every once in a while a date rolls around that calls for a special celebration. Known as “wine days” these happy occasions are a time for pause and quiet reflection on your favourite varietal – for a day, although that title is used loosely as the “days” often stretch into weeks and months.

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Wine gift ideas for the festive season

The festive season is upon us and with it comes the need to buy that perfect gift – whether it is for a colleague, family, special friend – or perhaps something to treat yourself with at the end of a long year. A carefully chosen bottle of wine makes for just such a perfect gift.

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Bubbly facts for Champagne Day

The 19th of October is World Champagne Day. Although here in SA, we refer to our locally produced version as Methode Cap Classique (MCC), as only sparkling wines made in the Champagne region of France can be labelled under that name. To accompany your glass of chilled bubbly, the Groot Constantia Wine Estate, South Africa’s oldest wine-producing farm, have shared some interesting facts about this much loved beverage that is synonymous with celebrations and good times.

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