“The winter before the harvest has an important role to play in the eventual quality of wine grapes. We need cold for decent dormancy and rain to replenish the water levels. Last year, we received both”, says La Motte cellar master, Edmund Terblanche. Rain: With a very wet winter and around 35% more rain than...

La Motte’s desire to make a delicate dessert wine started in 2011 with the harvest of some very special Viognier grapes. With its distinctive aromatic properties, Viognier from Paarl and Franschhoek was used to make one barrel of straw wine. In 2012, Viognier from the Elgin region was used to make another barrel and at...

“The winter before the harvest has an important role to play in the eventual quality of wine grapes. We need cold for decent dormancy and rain to replenish the water levels. Last year, we received both”, says La Motte cellar master, Edmund Terblanche. Talking to a few of South Africa’s leading wine cellars from various...

To celebrate the wonder of harvesting wine grapes, La Motte has introduced a Harvest Tasting which will introduce guests to all facets of this special time in the Winelands. Starting in the Vineyards, guests will be able to taste the ripening grapes while a well-informed Wine Ambassador introduces the various varietals and explains the harvest...

We have started our harvest this week with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for our Méthode Cap Classique. Our annual tradition is to get together and ask for a blessed harvest. Our Vineyard, Winemaking and Cellar Teams Chardonnay for our Méthode Cap Classique Mosbolletjies and Pinot Noir grapes La Motte MCC as a celebration of the...

As the king of cultivars, Cabernet Sauvignon, perhaps more so than all others lends itself to maturation. Especially when made in the traditional complex and elegant style, it should mature beautifully. Cellar Master, Edmund Terblanche recommends that the recently released 2010 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon be cellared up to 2023. Grapes for the 2010 vintage...

A little bunch of Sauvignon Blanc grapes in training to become a refreshing glass of wine for a hot Boland day like today! Winemaker’s predictions are that we will start harvesting Sauvignon Blanc in a week or two.

We are pleased to announce that La Motte Wine Estate has been acknowledged by the Drinks International Wine Tourism Awards 2013 for Best Food and Wine Matching Experience. “Shortly on the heels of being named South Africa’s 2013 Best of Wine Tourism Winner for two consecutive years by the Great Wine Capitals of the World,...

2009 is regarded as having been an exceptional vintage in South Africa. As proved by its 2009 wines being awarded with one international accolade after the other, La Motte has reaped the benefits. Cellar Master Edmund Terblanche shares his thoughts on why this vintage was so special. Compared with the rest of the wine world,...

Not only is there now, more than ever before, a focus on food, with a magnitude of television channels and magazines trying to shape our culinary skills, but more often than not the carefully plated masterpieces are also photographed and presented with a glass of wine. As such, food and wine matching has become the...