English wine region
How to pronounce Constantia
Constantia is pronounced kon-STAN-shuh. The stress falls on STAN.
kon-STAN-shuh
What is Constantia?
South Africa's oldest wine-producing area, located on the southern suburbs of Cape Town. Historically famous for its Vin de Constance dessert wine loved by Napoleon, it now produces excellent cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc and Bordeaux-style reds, cooled by False Bay breezes.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- kon-STAN-see-uh — South African/Afrikaans form.
- kon-STAN-shee-uh — English variant.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as kon-STAN-tsee-ah.
The ti here is a soft sh (locals also say see), never the German tsee: kon-STAN-shuh.
Often heard as kon-STAN-tee-uh.
Blend the t and i into one soft sound instead of a separate tee: kon-STAN-shuh.
Related pronunciations
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