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Seafood was regularly collected by the indigenous people and when the first European pioneers arrived at the Cape, they too were fortunate in being able to catch an abundance of fish in the seas along the Cape coast. Bountiful catches of steenbras, kingklip, harder (mullet), elf (shad), mackerel and snoek were recorded by Jan van...

In the days of the old Cape, fowl of any shape and size was popular on the menu, from Muscovy duck to guinea fowl, partridge and wild peacock. While chicken is the most popular bird for cooking today, duck offers that something extra for a special occasion. The ideal meat for sweet flavours and scented...

Farm-style shopping is redefined in the quaint La Motte Farm Shop with its wonderful variety of take-home reminders of the estate. Artisan farm-baked breads, a tempting array of confectionery from the Pierneef à La Motte pastry kitchen, light meals as well as farm produce such as seasonal vegetables, fynbos, disas and lavendine grown on the...

The internationally recognised Wine Tourism Experience offer by La Motte has received further acknowledgement during the announcement of the 2016 results of the annual Great Wine Capitals of the World Best of Wine Tourism Competition in Bilbao, Spain. La Motte won the South African category for Wine Tourism Service for its excellence in the cellar...

An exhibition aimed at highlighting the value of contributions by South African female artists during the past fifty years was opened in the La Motte Museum recently. Assessing the value of contributions by South African female artists and the influence of their work on the development of South African art has, until now, received little...

Reaffirming Franschhoek-based La Motte wine estate’s status as a producer of fine wines, its 2013 Pierneef Syrah Viognier has collected the 2015 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition’s trophy for Best South African Wine. The competition results were announced at the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Fair on Thursday, 5 November....

Bringing together food, wine and family, Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant, is now adding another dimension to the estate’s internationally acknowledged food and wine experience – the Sunday Family Lunch. In keeping with the sentiment of family get-togethers and in celebration of the tradition of sharing, the Sunday Family Lunch will be served family-style and...

In celebration of the unique beauty of the flora on the estate, La Motte has invited select ceramic artists to interpret the beautiful flowers and fynbos in clay for this year’s Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival. Titled, Fragile Fynbos, the exhibition in the maturation cellar on the estate is open from Monday to Saturday, 09:00...

With a passion for the conservation of art as well as the natural habitat, this year, for the annual Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival, La Motte is celebrating the unique beauty of the Cape Floral Kingdom as interpreted by ceramic artists. The flora and fynbos growing on La Motte Wine Estate and in the Franschhoek...

It is hard to cook without eggs. Much more than the breakfast variations, eggs are essential in baking and many other classic recipes. Luckily, eggs are easy to find. Not only are some of us lucky enough to have a chicken run from which we can get fresh eggs daily, but supermarkets offer a selection...