Groot Constantia
Mother Nature smiled when she prepared the Constantia Valley for the winemaker She bestowed on him the influence of the sun, wind, oceans and fertile soil, and then challenged him to plant vineyards and make excellent wines. To this the owners have answered positively for a few centuries, and how could they not?

Constantia wine was coveted across the globe and those who were fort unate enough to taste it soon refused to settle for anything less. So litt le was produced and it was such uncompromising quality that it was exclusively bought and consumed by the aristocracy of the world. In fact, some history books actually use the word "hoarded" Members of the British Royal House, Napoleon Bonaparte, King Louis Philippe of France, Fredrick (The Great) of Prussia, the Here Seventeen of the VOC, governors, admirals, captains and many other dignitaries coveted the Constantia label and treated their guests to it. After all, how many wines were immortalized in the writings of Jane Austin?

So if you consider that we’ve been making wine for over 300 years from the very first vines planted in the Cape, in what can only be des cribed as the perfect natural conditions and under the watchful superv ision of the finest wine masters, it becomes clear why our wines have become legendary.

The estate today covers an area of 170 hectares of which 90 hectares comprise of vineyards.

There are 9 types of soil, Glenrosa, Clovelly, Hutton, Oakleigh to name a few. Exciting new vineyards are being established and stunning, world-challenging wines are on offer, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chard onnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Pinotage as main varietals. In every wine, the legend still lives on.