For a winemaker, harvest time is about the quality of the grapes and the smooth sailing of cellar processes. Not entirely though. “Of course, I would not have had a job if the grapes and the cellar were not priorities”, says La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblanche. “But without being too sentimental about it, I also...

Zwiebelkuchen is a German onion tart traditional to Swabia in south-central Germany. Custom is to enjoy this onion tart with the first fresh wines of the season and often the result is quite a festivity. With La Motte’s 2017 harvest in the cellar, Chef Michelle Theron of Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant shares a recipe...

The 2017 Harvest Season in the Cape Winelands will be remembered for its challenging dry conditions. The drought’s influence on the wine grape harvest was however manageable and we are excited about the quality of the 2017 vintage. I do think though that this is a perfect time to reconsider our ways of doing. Regardless...

La Motte’s Pierneef Syrah Viognier has achieved remarkable recognition by being acknowledged as one of the 2017 TopwineSA‘s Top SA Red Blends, being listed under the Top 10 performers over the past decade as well as being included in the Hall of Fame for having received gold medals or better for at least 8 vintages...

La Motte is delighted to announce that its acclaimed Bordeaux-style red wine, 2015 La Motte Millennium, was recognised as the Best of Show South African Red at the Spring Tasting of the Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards. Nearly 200 highly qualified international wine experts from 44 countries, comprising oenologists, wine-makers, professional wine traders, sommeliers...

Always innovative when it comes to ways in which to share its passio.0.ns, La Motte announces a new addition to its offering, the Pierneef Experience. A wonderful and personal introduction to the La Motte Museum’s special new exhibition, A Tribute to the life and work of Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886 – 1957), the Pierneef Experience...

What happens when you Google the word Shiraz? Does the first result show a glass filled with red wine? No! The highest ranked is the Wikipedia entry and although it directs one to Syrah for the wine information, it shares a few interesting facts on the other meaning of Shiraz, also the name of the...

For a winemaker, harvest time is all about the quality of the grapes and the smooth sailing of cellar processes. Or is it? “Of course, I will not have a job if the grapes and the cellar are not priority”, says La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblanche. “But without being too sentimental about it, I also...

The energy of harvest time in the Winelands is infectious and La Motte wine estate in the Franschhoek Valley invites guests to join in the excitement with a special Harvest Tour and Tasting, presented for the duration of the 2017 harvest. Starting from 31 January, guests can book for a guided vineyard tour presented by...

Jan van Riebeeck’s Company’s Garden must have been a feast for the eyes back in the late-1600’s. The pastor, Valentyn compares it with the exquisite ancient gardens of Hesperides and the hanging gardens of Babylon. According to him, the Company’s Garden was the most beautiful of them all. Valentyn futher writes that he had never...