Lamb is always a special treat and there is no better place than the festive table to serve a beautiful and succulent rack of lamb! Chef Eric's recipe uses the traditional flavours of rosemary and garlic and there's no better choice than the 2017 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon to enjoy with the meat. Festive Rack of...

Seasonal cherries are delicious when used in this rustic French dessert. Bake it while you enjoy your festive meal and serve it warm from the oven with sweetened whipped crème fraîche. Enjoy with a lovely glass of 2016 La Motte Méthode Cap Classique. For the filling: 450 g fresh cherries, stoned 2 level Tbsp granulated sugar 2...

One of life's biggest treats is when someone bakes you a pillowy soufflé for dessert. But as elegant and sophisticated as the soufflé might be for the diner, it often is the cook's biggest fear. Why? Not because the recipe is difficult to make, but because everyone fears that the beautifully raised darlings will deflate the moment...

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...

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...

Try this delicious recipe for an Almond Cake from our Cape Winelands cuisine cookbook. In celebration of the splendour of our rose gardens in Spring as well as Garden Day on 11 October, we've decorated it with rose petals. What makes this cake irresistible, is that it also works with wine, especially a glass of...