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  2. Groot Constantia - Wikipedia

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    Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South Africa and provincial heritage site in the suburb of Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa. "Groot" in Dutch and Afrikaans translates as "great" (as in large) in English.

  3. History of South African wine - Wikipedia

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    The Cape wine estate of Constantia brought world wine to South Africa for their Muscat wines. In 1679 Simon van der Stel was appointed to succeed van Riebeeck as governor of the Cape Colony. Against Dutch East India Company regulations he orchestrated a deal for a land grant near Table Mountain for a 750-hectare (1,900-acre) estate – a grant ...

  4. List of heritage sites in Wynberg, Cape Town - Wikipedia

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    Captain Oloff Bergh acquired Groot Constantia, while Simon Pieter de Meyer bought Klein Constantia and Bergvliet, together measuring about 570 hectares. The farm Constantia with the Cape Dutch manor house thereon was acquired in 1885. Type of site: Farm Complex. 9/2/111/0015/1 Jonkershuis complex, Groot Constantia, Constantia, Wynberg District

  5. Constantia (wine) - Wikipedia

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    In 1685, the Constantia estate was established in a valley facing False Bay by the Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel whose "Constantia wyn" soon acquired a good reputation. [1] [2] In 1705, Naturalist François Valentyn called it "The coicest wine to be found at the Cape...so divine and enticing in taste. [3]

  6. Western Cape wine - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

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  8. Klein Constantia - Wikipedia

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    Klein Constantia is known for its production of white wines, including Sauvignon blanc and Riesling, and its revival of the 18th and 19th century Constantia dessert wine Vin de Constance. Vin de Constance has consistently scored over 90 points in Wine Spectator Magazine and other rating publications like Robert Parker [ 15 ] and in September ...

  9. 50 Lesser-Known Facts That The “Today I Learned ... - AOL

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    In 2010, Sony signed a deal with Jackson's estate to release 10 posthumous albums, but only 3 were ever released. #44 George Washington was unusually tall (6'2") and quite strong, and never wore a ...