Archive for November 2017
Multiple awarded winery says it is the people behind the wine that are the key to success
333 years old and still going strong – Groot Constantia has been awarded two 5 star wine awards from the annual Platters Wine Guide, whilst a further five Groot Constantia wines achieved 4.5 stars. The Groot Constantia 2015 Gouverneurs Reserve White and the 2014 Groot Constantia Grand Constance are the 5 star winners in…
Read MoreThe Return of Grand Constance
I recently discovered that sometimes it takes science to make magic when I chatted to Groot Constantia’s winemaker, Boela Gerber. A lot of analysis and research was undertaken to faithfully recreate ‘Constantia Wyn’ as it was enjoyed by Napoleon, Frederick the Great of Prussia and Louis Phillipe (King of the French). How do we know Napoleon…
Read MoreGroot Constantia’s “resurrected” flagship wine continues to rake in the awards
Groot Constantia’s wines have done it again, this time walking away with two Silver, a Gold, two Double Gold, and a Platinum award at the 2017 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirit Awards which took place on Friday 29 September.
Read MoreSeëls stel ‘n heildronk op SA wyne in
Die SA Poskantoor het op 6 Oktober 2017 ‘n stel van vyf internasionale seëls en ‘n gedenkkoevert bekend gestel om die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbedryf te herdenk.
Read MoreGroot Constantia a National Winner for the 3rd year running at Novare Terroir Awards
Groot Constantia’s 2015 Gouverneurs Reserve White blend was declared the National Winner in the Top White Blend Category at the recent 2017 Novare SA Terroir Awards.
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