This delicious cake with quince and honey will bring some sunshine to any winter's day.  Serve with a delicious glass of La Motte Straw Wine. Poached Quinces In season, poach some fresh quince, otherwise use preserved quince and skip this step altogether. Just keep the liquid! 1 Lemon 100 g Honey 200 g White Sugar...

With crisp and refreshing bubbles, well-chilled serving suggestions and as a natural partner to alfresco parties and romantic sunsets, sparkling wines are often (and rightly so) association with summertime and therefore also a South African festive season. With the release of its 2017 Méthode Cap Classique, La Motte wine estate in Franschhoek, does however confirm...

For the fish cakes 500 g Hake 500 g Milk 1 Bay leave A few gratings of nutmeg 500 g Cooked floury potato 1 Tbs Anchovies, chopped 1 Lemon, zested 15 g Chopped parsley 15 g Chopped dill 15 g Chopped chives 2 Tbs Whole grain mustard Salt and white pepper to taste Preheat oven...

For the braised lentils and barley 100 g Pearl Barley 100 g Black lentils 1 lt water 100 g butter 200 ml lamb stock, the more gelatinous the better 10 g parsley, just disciplined with a sharp knife. 10 g mint, same treatment as the parsley 20 g Parmesan cheese Wash grains separately. Place in...

We think Sauvignon Blanc is much more versatile than the expected pairing of goat’s cheese and asparagus. Having said that, it is brilliant with goat’s cheese and asparagus, so we do share a recipe for a delicate soufflé. We do, however, also have some other delicious options for you to try and they are not...

  With Mother’s Day on Sunday, it was hard to ignore the relationship between the two new La Motte vintages released this week: 2021 La Motte Sauvignon Blanc and 2018 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon. Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc are the parents of Cabernet Sauvignon and for thematic purposes, it suits to make Sauvignon Blanc...

Autumn in the Franschhoek Valley is balmy and beautiful. It is the perfect season to enjoy all that is special about Winelands living. Relax with your loved ones over a lazy lunch, make the most of the fresh farm air or get all arty. Young or old, there is something special for everyone to enjoy....

For me the 2020 Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc brings both increased symmetry and synergy to this well-established partnership between memorable wine and extraordinary artistic talent: The latest vintage in the Pierneef Collection presents increased layers of flavour, which well complement the diverse components and shady setting of the artist’s  linocut and  the timelessness of the farmstead.  Southern...

The writer, teacher and human rights activist, Susan Sontag (1933-2004) wrote in her essay Regarding the Pain of Others (2003) that “remembering is an ethical act” and ponders whether the moral obligation of acknowledging others’ suffering, can be facilitated through the witnessing thereof. When art evokes sympathy in a viewer, it often succeeds in directing...

Salads have found a new lease on life. No longer are they only iceberg lettuce tossed with tomato and cucumber! No, today's salads contain anything from raw to cooked, vegetable to fruit, meat, dairy and lovely textures in the form of croutons or nuts. With their delicious complexity of flavours, salads have their own demands when...