Latest Newss from La Motte

Celebrating the most important time of year on a wine farm, we invite guests to participate in the excitement and energy of the harvest with a Harvest Tour and Tasting. Join in the harvest experiences with a vineyard tour presented by a well-informed Wine Ambassador introducing the various varieties and explaining the harvest practices and...

Each year goes quicker than the one before! And perhaps, I thought recently, it is because our lives are filled with so much blessings. At La Motte, we really have been blessed this year. We had a record harvest, our wines have performed exceptionally well and we have received international recognition for our sustainability efforts...

The La Motte Museum presents a new exhibition – A Tribute to the life and work of Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957). The exhibition that will run for the duration of 2017, celebrates the artist’s contribution to South African art and enhances La Motte’s permanent heritage collection with selected artworks and personal artefacts from various collections...

The friendly and well-loved face of La Motte’s Guest Reception, Angela Williams, recently received the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Judges Commendation for Outstanding Service in the Wine Tourism Industry. Angela started her career at La Motte 24 years ago as a cleaner in the tasting room. Through the estate’s training and development...

An impressive dessert is an integral part of Christmas tradition and we were inspired by the modern white beauty and the rich history of the Blanc Mange. This dessert has been written about in Europe from the middle ages. Initially a savoury dish setting white meat such as chicken in almond milk, it is the sweeter...

Pancakes are still one of the favourite traditional desserts. At school fêtes, street markets, public gatherings and sport events, the familiar sweet cinnamon smell of freshly cooked pancakes will lure you to the pancake stall, and many people take out the pancake pan at the first sign of the winter chills and rainy weather. During...

As part of La Motte’s Art in Clay Exhibition, A Sense of…, artists were asked to interpret the estate’s award-winning food and wine pairing and come up with new dishes for the gourmet bites from the Pierneef à La Motte kitchen. Well-known ceramicist Hennie Meyer was intrigued by the 2016 La Motte Sauvignon Blanc and...

La Motte celebrates the extraordinary performance of its premium Pierneef Collection Syrah Viognier and is delighted to announce having been awarded a Five Star rating by the 2017 Platter Wine Guide. This recognition follows shortly on the wine being appointed as one of South Africa’s Top 100 wines by The National Wine Challenge, as well...

La Motte Wine Estate is delighted about its latest recognition as the Overall Winner for Best Farming Practices in the 2016 Nedbank Green Wine Awards as well as being acknowledged as the Leader in Community Development. “Judges in the Best Farming Practices category looked at not only what goes into the bottle, but considered the...

Passionate about the finer things in life, Franschhoek-based La Motte Wine Estate is presenting a creative and innovative interpretation involving food, wine and art to its participation in the annual Franschhoek Art in Clay festival. Part of the recently established Franschhoek Art Route, La Motte’s 2016 exhibition of Art in Clay is entitled, A Sense...