Constantia, Cape Colony

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Constantia, Cape Colony was a historic wine-growing estate and rural area near Cape Town, renowned for its vineyards and as the residence of early Cape governor Simon van der Stel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic wine estate
rural area
vineyard region
agriculturalProduct fruit
grapes
wine
country Cape Colony NERFINISHED
culturalAssociation Cape Dutch heritage
economicActivity agriculture
viticulture
exportedTo Europe NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
foundedBy Simon van der Stel NERFINISHED
governedBy Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
governorResidenceFor Governor of the Cape Colony
governorResidenceOf Simon van der Stel NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Cape Dutch architecture
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasNotableResident Simon van der Stel NERFINISHED
heritage Dutch colonial
historicalPeriod early modern period
historicalSignificance one of the earliest wine estates in South Africa
prestigious wine supplier to European markets
knownFor Constantia wine NERFINISHED
residence of Simon van der Stel
sweet dessert wines
vineyards
wine production
languageOfAdministration Dutch
laterSubdividedInto Buitenverwachting NERFINISHED
Groot Constantia NERFINISHED
Klein Constantia NERFINISHED
other smaller farms
locatedIn Cape Peninsula NERFINISHED
Western Cape
near Cape Town
near Cape Town NERFINISHED
False Bay NERFINISHED
ownedBy Simon van der Stel NERFINISHED
partOf Dutch Cape Colony NERFINISHED
presentDayCountry South Africa NERFINISHED
presentDayLocation Constantia, Cape Town NERFINISHED
regionType rural estate
terrainFeature slopes of Table Mountain range NERFINISHED
wineStyle red wine
sweet Constantia wine
white wine

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Simon van der Stel placeOfDeath Constantia, Cape Colony