A sip-and-stroll storytelling journey through Cape Town’s most iconic vineyards
This highly-rated, 6-km walking tour won Silver at the World Wine Awards in 2024 for SA’s Most Innovative Wine Tourism Experience.
It takes guests on private vineyard trails to three iconic wine farms in the Constantia Valley:
- Groot Constantia
- Klein Constantia
- Buitenverwachting
Surrounded by beautiful mountains, you’ll taste 10 wines, enjoy a delicious harvest platter lunch and hear the fascinating untold stories of Constantia.
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Private access
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3 Wine farms
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2 - 14
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Easy
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Harvest platter lunch
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Iconic Vin de Constance tasting
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5km
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10 Wines
Overview
One of the world’s great wine stories…
In the 1700s, Constantia wine was the toast of Europe’s most opulent balls, desired by iconic figures such as Queen Victoria, Marie Antoinette, Casanova and Napoleon.
It then disappeared without a trace, only to be found in the prose and poetry of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Charles Baudelaire. Until, against the odds, the icon was reborn a century later.
This tour brings the story of the “sweet, agreeable and luscious wine” to life, through all its unexpected glories and fluctuating fortunes, ensuring that somewhere between your first step and last satisfying sip, you get a better understanding of the fascinating story of Constantia.
Highlights
- Exclusive access to private vineyard trails - we’re the only ones with keys to the gates.
- Walking between the farms allows you to better understand Constantia’s terroir while savouring the incredible ocean, mountain and vineyard views.
- We end on picturesque lawns with a superb harvest platter lunch.
- The tour was in development for over a year to uncover stories of freemasons, escaped slaves, Amazonian warriors, 15-man morning orchestras and… Kevin Costner. The story of Constantia is as unique as its wine.
