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Constantia

|Constantia| Paarl| Stellenbosch| Breede River Valley| Overberg| Klein Karoo|

  • The Constantia ward is located south of Cape Town, at the foot of the Constantiaberg Mountain which gives the region its name, and on the Cape Peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean
  • Receives oceanic influences on each side that creates a cooling effect that contributes to a long, slow ripening period in the summer
  • The soil of the region is composed primarily of Table Mountain sandstone with high concentrations of loam and granite
  • Reputation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the producer of the famed dessert wine by the same name or more commonly referred in Europe as Vin de Constance (made from the Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)
  • The area grows a wide range of grapes including Sauvignon blanc and Semillon 

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