Appellation · South Africa
Constantia
The Cape’s historic wine ward, famous in the eighteenth century for its sweet Vin de Constance.
About Constantia
Constantia is the oldest wine-producing area in South Africa, and its sweet wine was among the most sought-after in Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Today it is best known for cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc grown on slopes above False Bay.
What the name means
- Legal name
- Constantia (Wine of Origin ward)
- Type
- Wine of Origin (WO)
- Set by
- South African Wine and Spirit Board
- Recognised
- 1973
- Regulates
- Origin only. It sets no rules about varieties, yields, ageing or winemaking.
Certified origin, vintage and variety, verified by the Wine and Spirit Board and carried on a seal. It guarantees that the claims on the label are true; it does not prescribe what may be planted or how the wine is made.
Grapes
Wines from here
What to eat, and how to serve it
Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.
South African Sauvignon Blanc
Serve at 8–10°C (fridge cold).
Try with fillet steak, salmon or asparagus.
Sources
Sources consulted
- Wines of South Africa — WOSA