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In 2020 La Motte celebrates 50 years of Rupert ownership. We are grateful for half a century’s abundant blessing and goodwill and would like you to celebrate with us on 5 and 6 December. Vintage La Motte MCC Tasting Join La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblance for a special tasting of La Motte Méthode Cap Classique...

Perfect as a shared starter to a summer's meal, this seafood recipe is also a most fitting celebratory dish when served with well-chilled La Motte Méthode Cap Classique on your festive table. Refreshing with crisp notes and the beautiful flavours of fermentation, the 2017 La Motte Méthode Cap Classique beautifully complements the richness and freshness...

La Motte is delighted to announce its appointment by the Great Wine Capitals of the World as the South African Winner in three of the 2021 Best of Wine Tourism categories: Wine Tourism Service, Arts and Culture as well as Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices.  “In a year that has been globally challenging for tourism and...

Black pepper and anise spiced steak tartare recipe Ingredients 100 g beef fillet, finely chopped 1 gherkin, finely chopped 10 capers, rinsed and drained, finely chopped 1 Small onion, finely chopped 3 ml Dijon mustard 5 drops Tabasco sauce 3 ml Worcestershire sauce 1 g Salt 2 g Black pepper, freshly cracked 1 g Aniseed,...

Smoked Mussels with Seaweed Mayonnaise  Mussels Ingredients 2 kg Cleaned mussels 250 ml Chardonnay 100 ml Water 100 ml Olive oil 1 Red onion thinly sliced Instructions Make sure all the mussels are clean. You can debeard them beforehand or do as I do and cut the beard off after I'd steamed the mussels. Bring...

"Tamatiebredie" or tomato stew is traditional South African comfort food at its best. Our interpretation uses a whole lamb neck cooked in the most flavoursome of stocks and a moreish tomato sauce.   Lamb Neck 2 Whole lamb necks cut in half length ways 2 g Salt 5 g Black pepper, roasted 2 g Anise seed, roasted...

This cheese soufflé makes for a decadent breakfast, light lunch or supper and is wonderful when served with the 2018 La Motte Méthode Cap Classique or 2020 La Motte Chardonnay. Cheese Soufflé Recipe  1 small onion, peeled, cut into wedges 285 ml full milk, plus extra for topping up if needed 1 bay leaf 50 g...

Salad of pea, broad bean, rocket and burrata Ingredients 10 g Wild rocket 10 g Peas 20 g Broad beans 1 Tbs Leeks thinly sliced 6 rounds of thinly sliced cucumbers 1/2 Burrata (Get it online from puglia.co.za) Lemon thinly sliced Fresh dill Lemon Dill Vinaigrette Ingredients 200 g Olive oil 50 g Lemon juice...

Enjoy the splendour of an old-fashioned rose garden amongst the romantic ambience of La Motte’s historic buildings when the estate opens its private rose garden for Garden Day on 11 October. The abundant garden with its classic design hosts 19 types of roses amongst which is the Hybrid Tea rose KORsebue, named after La Motte’s...

On special occasions, La Motte invites guests to enjoy its private rose garden amongst the romantic ambience of the estate's historic buildings. This old-fashioned garden with its classic design hosts 19 types of roses amongst which is the Hybrid Tea rose KORsebue, named after La Motte’s owner Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg. The Hanneli Rupert rose abundantly adorns the landscaped...