Founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, Groot Constantia is the oldest wine farm in South Africa. It borders on the Table Mountain National Park and acts as a buffer zone between residential suburbs. A cleverly-designed fence was created so that baboons can exit but not enter. They also contribute to monitoring the movements of wild caracals.

Groot Constantia has a strong focus on water-saving initiatives from clearing alien invasive vegetation to using drip irrigation. They plant indigenous trees each year and collect seeds from resident fynbos species so as to re-establish more fynbos areas on the farm. The winery continues to monitor how much water is used: in 2015 it took 13 litres per bottle of wine and now it is down to 9 litres in 2017.


Area conserved: 26 ha 
Location: Constantia
Membership date: January 2018
Website: Groot Constantia