Festive gifting should bring joy. For the receiver and the giver.
Make planning and shopping easy and take the angst out of the end of the year rush with La Motte’s unique, beautifully curated and well-considered festive gift ideas.
Visit us on the estate to browse at leisure or shop from the comfort of your couch. Our online shop offers a lovely selection, you can add a festive greeting and we will have your gift beautifully packaged and delivered to the fortunate receiver.
Here are some ideas:
A Sought-after Seat
A seat at the JAN Franschhoek table is the perfect gift for someone who enjoys culinary storytelling.
Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen’s unique ability to combine the nostalgia of a South African family table with global culinary trends and innovation, offer patrons an alluring journey through food and wine.
Add to that the quaint setting of an 18th-century cottage with a centrepiece age-old oak tree, the romance of a Franschhoek mountain backdrop, the La Motte’s lavender fields and a table seating only 18 guests.
The Festive Four
Whether you are shopping for that wine afficionado friend or planning a special food and wine occasion, we suggest the La Motte Festive Four!
We are fortunate to be spoiled for choice when it comes to delicious wine, but sometimes the selection can be overwhelming.
La Motte’s Reserve Collection MCC, and a new look Syrah, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon will take you from traditional roasts to modern menus and will be a treasured foursome under the tree - we can ship it directly to your loved ones with your festive message.
Get festive recipes by Elmarie Berry
The Art of Giving
Art is the gift that keeps on giving and a very special choice for someone dear.
Browse our beautifully curated selection of floral-inspired art from the current ROSE’D exhibition in the La Motte Ateljee.
From watercolours to ceramics, etchings, acrylic and oil paintings as well as photographs, there might just be something for a very special gift or for that special place in your own home.
Visit the Ateljee to make a selection or browse the online catalogue.
Calm & Quiet
Can you gift someone a little bit of calm and quiet? Indeed. And it smells good too!
Our beautiful new range of bath and body products, called Inheems is rooted in La Motte's natural beauty and inspired by the Franschhoek landscape. Each product is intentionally created to embody the scents and stories of the farm, extending an invitation to experience nature's simplicity and calm.
Available from our Farm Shop or beautifully packaged and ready to deliver from our Online Shop.
Lifestyle Shopping
The La Motte Farm Shop offers a shopping experience of note. Inspired by La Motte’s natural beauty as well as its passion for the arts and exceptional craftsmanship, expect a carefully curated collection of the finest gifts and lifestyle items with some of the most unique festive decorations you'll find this season! Do visit us to enjoy the complete experience - from the most beautiful aroma that welcomes guests at the door, to the spacious design and fantastic displays - or find a delightful selection in our online store.
Some highlights include:
- Beautiful Acorn-shaped Bread or Cheese Boards made from Raw Ash wood. With subtle La Motte branding, they are perfect for summer entertaining.
- Dress your festival tables in the colours of the season with elegant hand poured dinner candles by Melle candles. Made from a blend of high quality fully refined Paraffin wax and available in rust, ivory, forest green, olive green and burgundy.
- Look festive - even in the kitchen! - with an elegant La Motte branded full apron. Made from hemp, with one front pocket and available in olive, tan, beige and burgundy.
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The most charming Plaashaas! Choose between a boy or girl soft toy bunny, dressed in neutral shades to suit any nursery.
Festive Arts & Crafts
Bring a friend and join us for one of our festive workshops! Learn to decorate Christmas cookies, decorate your own fynbos wreath, paint your own Christmas cards and gift wrapping for the season!
Christmas Card Painting with Moon and Brush (half day)
11 December
Christmas Gift Wrap Painting (half day)
Fynbos Wreath Decorating Workshop
13 December
Choice is Cherished
Festive Cookie Decorating Workshop
A Gift Card is always cherished!
Choose between an online gift card or an estate gift card and allow your loved ones to choose their own gift.
The online gift card enables them to shop for their favourite La Motte products from our online shop while the estate card is redeemable at the estate and they can choose to visit or purchase anything on the farm – at the Bakery, Farm Shop, Spens, Wine Tasting Room or L’Ami Family Brasserie!
A Festive Star
The La Motte Bakery brings you the most unique holiday treat, the most elegant of festive desserts and the most original gift idea of this festive season. The La Motte L'Etoile:
(French: [letwal], The Star).
This star-shaped bread baked using a sweet sourdough method is abundantly festive and decadently rich and fragrant, but also elegant in its modern simplicity and delicate in its lightness.
A star for your festive season!
A Foodie Dream
La Motte's maiden extra virgin olive oil was released earlier this year. Beautifully balanced with a gentle persistence, it complements the simplest of ingredients and the finest of tables. Reflecting the heart of La Motte's craftsmanship, this fine oil from our soil to your table is a celebration of pure, natural artistry.
Available in an exquisite dark green 500 ml bottle, this intense, but elegant oil is the ideal gift for foodies and a special treat for your own kitchen.
Choice is Cherished
A Gift Card is always cherished!
Choose between an online gift card or an estate gift card and allow your loved ones to choose their own gift.
The online gift card enables them to shop for their favourite La Motte products from our online shop while the estate card is redeemable at the estate and they can choose to visit or purchase anything on the farm – at the Bakery, Farm Shop, Spens, Wine Tasting Room or L’Ami Family Brasserie!
