Latest News from La Motte

Preparing lamb as part of an Easter meal is such tradition and this year we would like to share a different interpretation in the form of a Lamb and Pomegranate Soup. Try this recipe for a delicious and good-looking alternative on the dinner table and serve it with our  2022 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon. LAMB...

At La Motte, harvest-time usually starts at the end of January, even early February, but this year the grapes were ready much earlier. And not only did harvesting start exceptionally early, the volume of grapes harvested was also the largest in the history of La Motte! “Yes, we were surprised by the early season”, explains...

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! Try this recipe from our Cape Winelands Cuisine Cookbook this weekend – it is perfect for brunch or supper. Asparagus and goat’s cheese soufflé The ancient Greeks...

Traditional braided sourdough bread for Easter Fermented sour Ingredients 500 g cake flour 1 packet of yeast 500 ml lukewarm water Method Add the yeast to the lukewarm water. Allow time for the yeast to activate (± 5 minutes). Gradually add the water and yeast solution to the flour. Leave to rest for 2 hours....

On 20 March, our American friends celebrate National Ravioli Day , but we also have a tradition of ravioli in the Cape Winelands! Persian-Arabian pasta recipes were also known in Spain, but it was the Italians who experimented with the recipes and exported the use of pasta to France. The Italian cooks started to fold...

The performance of La Motte Wine Estate and the Franschhoek Tourism Association in the annual Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Tourism Awards, again confirmed the Franschhoek Valley’s status as one of the Winelands’ choice tourism destinations. La Motte’s internationally acknowledged tourism offering was awarded as Wine Tourism Destination of the Year – repeating its performance...

Celebrating its recent appointment as the Drinks International Wine Tourism Awards Best Food and Wine Matching Experience for 2015, La Motte Wine Estate’s Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant presents a late summer menu reflecting the flavours and abundance of summer in the Winelands. Few things say summer more than fruit. And with Cape Winelands Cuisine...

Exhibition dates: 26 October to 26 November 2013 With its rich French Huguenot and Cape Dutch history and close association with conservation of heritage, La Motte participated in the third annual Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival with an exhibition focusing on the history of 18th and early 19th century tableware used at the Cape, with specific reference to...

Exhibition dates: 27 October – 16 November 2012 With the second Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival, La Motte celebrated how the most basic of materials – clay and water – can be transformed by skill and fire to create varied and interesting objects, from artworks to quality domestic pieces. The La Motte Museum hosted the exhibition...

Each year the Franschhoek Valley celebrates the Art in Clay festival. Within the valley La Motte Museum, The Gallery at Grande Provence, The Ceramic Gallery, Art in the Yard, EBONY, IS Art and Kim Donaldson Gallery are participating showing some exquisite ceramics from various South African potters and ceramists. The Setting – contemporary ceramic tableware on display in the...