Posts Tagged ‘Constantia’
Eagles’ Nest Farm
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Eagles' Nest – a phoenix risen
Eagles' Nest is on the road up to Constantia Nek on a former part of Simon van der Stel’s Groot Constantia Estate, in the oldest wine appellation in South Africa.
Aptly named, I have seen Black Eagles swirling in the skies above the Estate; it is, what must surely be, the highest vineyard on the Cape with its slopes facing North, East and West and has the most spectacular views over the Cape Peninsula and looking north up the side of the Table Mountain massif.
Steenberg Vineyards
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The Steenberg Vineyards are to be found on the slopes of the Table Mountain massif in the Constantia Valley, the oldest wine appellation in the Cape of Good Hope at the southernmost tip of the African continent.
The farm is one of historic interest as it was granted to Catharina Ras who gave it the original name of Swaaneweide – feeding place of the swans. The ‘swans’ in question are the Spur-winged Geese which are still found on the farm now known as Steenberg and are indeed used in the logo of the winery and hotel.
In 1842 the farm became