Latest News from La Motte

Recipe for Strawberry, lemongrass & ginger jam Ingredients 2 kg strawberries, stemmed and rinsed 1.4 kg white sugar Zest & juice of 2 lemons and 2 limes 1 stick lemongrass, chopped 20 g ginger, peeled and finely chopped 5 g Salt Method Layer strawberries, sugar, lemon zest, lemongrass, ginger and salt in a container, cover...

During our Evening of Vintage Wine and Venison, Professor Johann Kirsten, the mastermind behind the certification of Karoo Lamb, shared his journey with the heritage of South African food and what has been done to protect this unique and valuable resource. In celebration of Heritage Month, he tells more about the processes that were involved...

It really feels like yesterday when we wished each other a happy 2015… and here we are at the end of yet another year, planning our holidays and Christmas celebrations. At La Motte, we have much to be thankful for. With a host of accolades and international recognitions we were able to honour our slogan...

“While initially closed and reserved, I am increasingly impressed with the 2012 vintage”, says La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblanche. “With a lower yield and fairly cool growing season, the 2012 red wines at La Motte are showing good colour, complexity, concentrated flavours and elegance – all that is expected from the estate’s award-winning Classic Collection.”...

This multi-component exhibition features work by 25 prominent figures in the South African arts. The group consists of established artists, writers and composers, all having one prestige accomplishment in common – they have all been the receiver of the Helgaard Steyn Award. Currently in its 28th year, the Helgaard Steyn Awards, a series of prestige prizes introduced...

Being seasonal and sustainable is very fashionable – and with good reason. But there truly is nothing new under the sun. In the early days of the Cape, seasonality and sustainability were of the utmost importance and in fact, these culinary traditions still reflect in the way we go about food in the Cape Winelands today. ...

Conservation of the South African art heritage has always been a passion at La Motte Wine Estate. With the presentation of a new exhibition in the La Motte Museum, a precious selection of works by respected names in South African art is shared with art lovers. Amongst the 22 artists whose works are exhibited are...

La Motte is very pleased to share six of the J.H. Pierneef paintings from the La Motte Museum Collection as part of the current retrospective exhibition A Space for Landscape, the work of JH Pierneef at the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg. The curator of the the exhibition, Wilhelm van Rensburg suggests that “public awareness...

Sweet potatoes were planted by Jan van Riebeeck at the Cape and were usually baked or cooked whole, mashed or cut up and stewed with sugar, cinnamon or naartjie peel and butter. A humble vegetable that makes a beautiful accompaniment to the traditional winter-time snoek in the Cape. Sweet Potatoes Serves 4 Ingredients 4 medium...

Winter is citrus season in the Western Cape and it is the ideal time to use the lovely sweet and sour flavour combinations in the kitchen. This original recipe for the Citron Tart in our Cape Winelands Cuisine Cookbook used cake flour or eggs as thickening agents, but we have adapted it for today’s modern...