EXPLORE
Groot ConstantiaOur farm is a testimony of how one man’s love for wine established South Africa’s first wine farm in 1685. The wines are from rich African soil, crafted to perfection. Our heritage stands for growth, life and beauty. It is alive and vibrant, like the vineyards we hold dear. It is in our hearts.
EXPLORE
Groot ConstantiaOur farm is a testimony of how one man’s love for wine established South Africa’s first wine farm in 1685. The wines are from rich African soil, crafted to perfection. Our heritage stands for growth, life and beauty. It is alive and vibrant, like the vineyards we hold dear. It is in our hearts.
GROOT CONSTANTIA
Winemaking InformationANNUAL
Production483 Tonnes
68,000 Cases
VINEYARDS
Planted90 Hectares
East to SE Facing
GRAPE
Varietals35% White
65% Red
AVERAGE
Weather23ºC
±1100mm Rain /a
THE STORY BEHIND
Groot ConstantiaIt is still, after a history of more than 300 years, a fully operational farm and one of South Africa’s most visited tourist attractions where a wide range of quality estate wines are created and sold.
Groot Constantia’s rich history shows how one man’s love of wine established South Africa’s first wine farm more than 330 years ago and how those 891 morgen of land formed the origins of the commercial South African wine industry, with Emperors and Kings such as Frederick the Great of Prussia and Louis Phillipe (King of the French) buying ‘Constantia Wyn’ at auctions across Europe.
South Africa’s oldest wine became so renowned it appears in Jane Austen’s novel ‘Sense and Sensibility’ as a cure for a broken heart and is drunk to lift a character’s spirit in ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ by Charles Dickens.
Perhaps it even soothed Napoleon as it was served during his exile on the island of Saint Helena.
MEET OUR
WinemakerBOELA GERBER
Boela has done quite a bit of traveling, having worked a few vintages in France; Spain, Italy and the USA over the last decade or so to expand his knowledge. His approach to winemaking is minimalist; translating terroir into his unique and expressive wines.
THE STORY BEHIND
Groot ConstantiaIt is still, after a history of more than 300 years, a fully operational farm and one of South Africa’s most visited tourist attractions where a wide range of quality estate wines are created and sold.
Groot Constantia’s rich history shows how one man’s love of wine established South Africa’s first wine farm more than 330 years ago and how those 891 morgen of land formed the origins of the commercial South African wine industry, with Emperors and Kings such as Frederick the Great of Prussia and Louis Phillipe (King of the French) buying ‘Constantia Wyn’ at auctions across Europe.
South Africa’s oldest wine became so renowned it appears in Jane Austen’s novel ‘Sense and Sensibility’ as a cure for a broken heart and is drunk to lift a character’s spirit in ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ by Charles Dickens.
Perhaps it even soothed Napoleon as it was served during his exile on the island of Saint Helena.
MEET OUR
WinemakerBOELA GERBER
Boela has done quite a bit of traveling, having worked a few vintages in France; Spain, Italy and the USA over the last decade or so to expand his knowledge. His approach to winemaking is minimalist; translating terroir into his unique and expressive wines.
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