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Champion Status in Biodiversity and Wine confirmed
We are delighted to announce that our Champion Status in the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative has again been acknowledged and reaffirmed for the next year. The Biodiversity & Wine Initiative (BWI) is a pioneering conservation partnership with the South African wine industry. “BWI Champions” are exemplary wine producers who have made a commitment to conserving...
Potato and Turnip Dauphinoise Recipe
The French are renowned for knowing their way around a potato and French cuisine offers a variety of delicious potato dishes (Read more). From Pommes Anna to Potage Parmentier to Truffade. But there are also the more familiar Gratin Dauphinois and Frites or French fries as we know them. Try our version for a delightful potato and turnip dauphinois....
Spring is the time to bake for Christmas
Yes, it might sound too early, but traditionally September is the month to bake your Christmas or fruit-cakes. These indulgent cakes perform best after a rest of about two months during which the flavours integrate with each other and the cake ripens into the moist wonder often written about. Pierneef à La Motte’s Culinary Consultant...
Cooking at the Eat Out Awards
Chef Chris Erasmus and the Pierneef à La Motte team are very excited to have been chosen to cook at the annual Eat Out Awards! The event, which acknowledges and acclaims chefs, restaurants and the culinary industry, will take place on Sunday 10 November 2013 at The Lookout at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town....
Classical Music Concert Programme
Inspired by La Motte’s owner Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg, La Motte’s close association with classical music is celebrated by a programme of monthly classical music concerts presented in the beautiful Historic Cellar on the estate. An impressive line-up of both local and international artists will perform in the upcoming months with a programme that varies from piano...
Showcasing the art of Pierneef wines with two new vintage releases
Two new vintages of Pierneef wines were recently released: The 2010 Pierneef Shiraz Viognier and the 2013 Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc. La Motte’s premium Pierneef range is a tribute to South African artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886 – 1957), famous for his mastership in portraying the unadorned beauty of the South African landscape and architecture. Each...
La Motte celebrates National Arbor Week
The first week of September is National Arbor Week in South Africa. Many countries across the globe realise the importance of a green environment as well as the importance of education and informing people about treasuring the environment. While Arbor Day is celebrated one day per year in many countries, in South Africa, we have...
La Motte Food and Wine Tasting nominated in Wine Tourism SA’s Klink Awards
We have been nominated in the annual Wine tourism SA Klink awards for Best Food and Wine Pairing at the Cellar Door. Have you experienced our Food and Wine Tasting? Presented from a private room in the elegant La Motte Tasting Room, the Food and Wine Tasting pair five La Motte wines with five tastings...
Hiking Trail reopens to floral splendour
Our Hiking Trail is reopening on the 30th of September and after the winter’s rain, the mountain offers a splendour of indigenous flora and breathtaking vistas of the Franschhoek Valley. A further expression of La Motte’s commitment to the highest conservation and biodiversity standards and the protection of precious indigenous flora and fauna in the...
Stinging Nettles to keep you warm!
Legend has it that Roman soldiers brought stinging nettles to Britain as they used the plants for “urtification”. That is, they beat themselves with the herb to encourage surface blood circulation in an effort to keep warm in England’s cold and damp climate. It is really cold in the Winelands this week, but luckily we...
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