Sauvignon Blanc is the fastest growing white variety and has become the most popular dry white wine in South Africa, for very good reasons. The drinker knows what to expect, the flavours are fresh and fruity and although there are area differences, at the everyday-drinking level the wines are generally not complicated, which means without...

There are a few things in life that just make you feel better. Pastry is one of them. Whether you need some comfort or to still a sudden hunger, pastries – sweet or savoury, buttery, flaky, delicate or chewy – will do the trick. One of the dishes on Pierneef à La Motte’s new menu,...

While Syrah is a reliable variety when it comes to quality and a versatile wine for food pairing, there is quite a bit of controversy around its origin and name. Does it originate from Persia? Is it better suited to Australia than France? And what is the difference between Shiraz and Syrah? Join La Motte...

La Motte is delighted to have the current vintages 2014 La Motte Syrah and 2016 Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc as well as the soon to be released 2015 Pierneef Syrah Viognier listed under South Africa’s top 100 wines by the National Wine Challenge. “To have three wines under the Top 100 South African wines in the...

All contributing their unique profiles, grapes used in the complex, yet vibrant La Motte Sauvignon Blanc originate from the best Sauvignon Blanc-growing areas in the Western Cape – Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, Durbanville, Darling as well as the cool-climate vineyards of Walker Bay and Elim, certified as Wine of Origin: South Coast. Eager to share the importance...

Awarded with a gold medal at the 2017 Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards, La Motte’s recently released 2016 Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc reaffirms its status as a complex and intriguing style of Sauvignon Blanc – ideal for both the dinner table and maturation cellar for those who prefer their whites a bit more matured. The...

For a winemaker, harvest time is about the quality of the grapes and the smooth sailing of cellar processes. Not entirely though. “Of course, I would not have had a job if the grapes and the cellar were not priorities”, says La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblanche. “But without being too sentimental about it, I also...

La Motte’s Pierneef Syrah Viognier has achieved remarkable recognition by being acknowledged as one of the 2017 TopwineSA‘s Top SA Red Blends, being listed under the Top 10 performers over the past decade as well as being included in the Hall of Fame for having received gold medals or better for at least 8 vintages...

La Motte is delighted to announce that its acclaimed Bordeaux-style red wine, 2015 La Motte Millennium, was recognised as the Best of Show South African Red at the Spring Tasting of the Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards. Nearly 200 highly qualified international wine experts from 44 countries, comprising oenologists, wine-makers, professional wine traders, sommeliers...

What happens when you Google the word Shiraz? Does the first result show a glass filled with red wine? No! The highest ranked is the Wikipedia entry and although it directs one to Syrah for the wine information, it shares a few interesting facts on the other meaning of Shiraz, also the name of the...