In his 7th annual SA Special Report, Tim Atkin MW claims that 2015 and 2017 produced a brilliant series of wines, surpassing any of SA’s past vintages, and that they are ‘two…
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According to The Drinks Business, Christie’s Hong Kong fine wine auction will feature a selection of ‘grand cru’ wines from SA in their top billing for the first time ever….
Our wine highlight of 2017 must be tasting the 1885 ‘Wyn de Constance’ at Klein Constantia in March. Little is known about this vintage, how it was made or where exactly in Constantia it…
Napoleon, Jane Austen, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington all waxed lyrical about their fondness for Constantia’s finest wine and on the 25th of October, Wine Cellar customers came together to…
‘South Africa is the most exciting country in the southern hemisphere,’ maintains Neal Martin of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, echoing the sentiments he expressed earlier this year. In his newly released South…
Decanter panelist Margaret Rand recently attended a special tasting of Vin de Constance – one of South Africa’s most iconic wines. Her scores and tasting notes for six vintages, including…
With over 300 years of history, a unique terroir and critical acclaim, Vin de Constance sits comfortably amongst the world’s greatest wines. South Africa’s most highly rated sweet wine received a massive 97/100…
It seems that Vin de Constance’s cameo in 50 Shades Darker (E L James’ erotic novel) is boosting its international appeal. In the follow-up to 50 Shades of Grey, Klein Constantia’s…