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Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South ... In 1969 the manor house became part of the South African Cultural History Museum, and in 1993 the estate ...
Nova Constantia originally formed part of the Groot Constantia estate and the house probably dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. The homestead is U-shaped and is regarded, mainly because of its impressive gables and its setting, as one of the finest Cape Dutch houses.
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]
Constantia is one of the oldest townships of Cape Town and is famed for its wine. [3] [4] The estate of Groot Constantia (Great Constantia) was established in 1685 by the Dutch Colonial Governor of Cape Town, [5] Simon van der Stel.
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 ...
Constantia was a constituency in the Cape Province of South Africa, which existed from 1953 to 1994. Named after the suburb of Constantia, and by extension the Groot Constantia winery, it covered parts of Cape Town’s southern suburbs. Throughout its existence it elected one member to the House of Assembly and one to the Cape Provincial Council.
Having started life amongst some of the poorest inhabitants of the Cape, Anna died one of the wealthiest members of Cape society. She was the third owner of the well-known South African wine estate Groot Constantia, having inherited it from her husband after his death, as well as several other estates around the Colony. [1]
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 ...