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This traditional, hearty Barley soup is an economical but delicious dish – ideal for a wintery weekend. Although Barley today is often simplified to only consist of ingredients such as meat bones, barley, onions, carrots, salt and pepper, in the days of the Old Cape, meat and fish were often used together in a recipe,...

Enjoying international acclaim for the quality of its food and wine offering, La Motte wine estate’s passionate wine and culinary team invites guests to an evening of Vintage Wine and Venison in Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant, presenting a 5-course menu beautifully paired with exclusive older vintages from the La Motte Vinoteque. Chef de Cuisine...

Bourbon-glazed duck breast Master consommé, smoked potato dumplings 1995 La Motte Shiraz 2005 La Motte Shiraz Fermented honey and mustard rabbit galantine Bloomed mustard, rosemary and rooibos, cassoulet, spiced pear puree 2011 La Motte Chardonnay – single vineyard 2007 La Motte Pierneef Shiraz Viognier Mushroom-roasted venison loin Piquant emulsion, mushroom ketchup, truffled palmiers 1995 La...

Bastille Day or the French La Fête Nationale is celebrated on the 14th of July and serves as a celebration of a reunited France. In Franschhoek, with its rich French Huguenot history, French traditions have always been treasured and that is why each year Bastille Day is celebrated with a special festival. This year the...

La Motte Wine Estate in the Franschhoek Valley is celebrating the international acknowledgement of its premium Pierneef Collection, reaffirming the estate’s status as a producer of fine wines and the success of introducing cool climate styles. The limited production Pierneef Collection consists of a varietal wine and an innovative blend for which grapes are obtained...

La Motte Wine Estate in the Franschhoek Valley is celebrating the international acknowledgement of its premium Pierneef Collection, reaffirming the estate’s status as a producer of fine wines and the success of introducing cool climate styles. The limited production Pierneef Collection consists of a varietal wine and an innovative blend for which grapes are obtained...

Pies date from the middle ages, when, with the limited ovens and equipment of the times, perfecting a pie required exceptional skill. Pies were therefore often used to impress and to showcase technique. (Just think of the nursery rhyme: ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ where Four and twenty black birds were baked in a pie!)...

La Motte's age-old oak trees are very popular during the warm months of the year when guests spend their time relaxing in their cooling shade. In autumn, however, the lush greenery changes into a splendour of orange, gold-brown and deep red that has passers-by rubbernecking to enjoy a view of the oak-tree lined avenue running up to the historic manor house...

Capetonians are known for their hospitality and travellers have since Jan van Riebeeck’s time enthused about it in journals and letters. Guests were always welcome, with the coffee or bossie tea (honey or rooibos) bubbling constantly on the warmer. At La Motte, with its extensive wine tourism offering and Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant, hospitality...

Media Release PIERNEEF à LA MOTTE’S INTRODUCES CONSIDERED AND COMPLETE WINTER MENU May 27 2015 12:00 With winter arriving in the Winelands, Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant on La Motte Estate has just introduced its warming menu for winter. Celebrating her first year as Executive Chef at Pierneef à La Motte, Chef Michelle Theron explains...