Constantia

Constantia, a district of Cape Colony, in South Africa, lying on the eastern and north-eastern slopes of Table Mountain range, and distant from Cape Town 7 miles by rail. Constantia consists of only three estates, High, Great, and Little Constantia, which have long been famed for the quality of the wines produced upon them. The wines are sweet wines of delicious aroma, both red and white. For wine-growing at the Cape, see CAPE COLONY, Vol. II. p. 734.