Harvest 2023 at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

March 25, 2023 / justinhawthorne / Leave a comment

CONSTANTIA, SOUTH AFRICA The rhythmic snapping of secateurs filtered through the greenery as I walked down a long alley of the outermost vineyard on the estate. Leaf litter was soft underfoot after all the recent rains and on the nose was an earthy freshness - interspersed by a sugary sweetness of the occasionally discarded, undesirable … Continue reading Harvest 2023 at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

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Experiencing the Annual Harvest at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

April 8, 2019April 13, 2019 / justinhawthorne / 2 Comments

I followed individuals of the harvesting team around the Muscat vineyard block, adjacent to the historic old Groot Constantia gates, observing just how delicately they handled each bunch...looking for the perfect grapes.

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