Groot Constantia is a historical wine estate founded in 1685 - Cape Town South Africa : Groot Constantia - Since 1685 the oldest wine farm in South Africa

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The History of Groot Constantia Wine Estate.

Commander Simon van der Stel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) arrived at the Cape supply station in 1679. Estranged from his wife he arrived in the company of his children and sister-in-law, Cornelia Six. Back in the Netherlands van der Stel had gained a solid background in viticulture at his vineyards in Muiderbergh. There he learnt the art of wine and brandy making which he was soon to implement here in the Cape.