Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South Africa and provincial ... other estates have joined Groot Constantia to form the scenic Constantia wine route.
Constantia is a well-known wine-producing area and one of the oldest in the southern hemisphere. [15] It is home to at least ten wine farms, eight of which are included in an official wine route. [16] Numerous operators offer tours of the Constantia wine route where visitors can take part in wine tastings at the farms.
Constantia, a South African dessert wine, is made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Muscat de Frontignan) grapes grown in the district of Constantia, City of Cape Town. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was widely exported to Europe.
Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa. On 2 February 1659 the founder of Cape Town, Jan van Riebeeck, produced the first wine recorded in South Africa. [1] In 1685, the Constantia estate was established in a valley facing False Bay by the Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel. His 'Vin de Constance' soon acquired a good ...
Under the ownership of Johannes Colijn Klein Constantia continued to be a standard bearer for Cape wine. In the 1770s, Groot Constantia was sold to a businessman from Stellenbosch named Hendrik Cloete, who replanted the vineyards and rebuilt the cellars in an attempt to revive the reputation of the estate. He employed nearly 100 slaves and ...
By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was ...
Will Brigham Young come in behind Boise State? Almost definitely. No. 6 last Tuesday, the Cougars should land no higher than No. 13, one spot or more behind Boise State, after losing 17-13 to Kansas.
Just after noon on Sunday, March 20, 2011, Debbie canceled plans to go get a manicure. She felt sick, and was lying down when the police came to the door. Joseph’s Jetta had run off Route 139, a narrow winding road in Somers, and struck a utility pole. He was dead. The VA never did get back to Joseph.