Dessert wine

Constantia Sweet White

Historic

Constantia Sweet White is a South African dessert wine made by Constantia (18th-century Cape estates) in Constantia.

A 1791 bottle of the famous sweet white Constantia, bought at Sotheby's in 1974, was sold by Strauss & Co in 2023; in 1762 the VOC sold such wine in Amsterdam for up to 190 pounds a leaguer.

Category: Dessert wine
Style: Sweet Muscat white
Producer: Constantia (18th-century Cape estates)
Region: Constantia
Status: Historic

Sources

straussart.co.za

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