La Motte’s association with the art of renowned South African landscape artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886 – 1957) dates back to early 2002, with the creation of the estate’s premium wine, the Pierneef Collection. Ever since, Pierneef’s love for that which is truly South African, as well as his passion for his art are echoed…
When guests visit La Motte Wine Estate, the focus is always on an authentic Cape Winelands experience. Making guest feel at home with the warm hospitality of the Franschhoek Valley. Or course not everyone can make it to the magnificent front door of this renowned wine and tourism destination and therefore, the estate is delighted…
Inheems, La Motte’s collection of skin-smoothing body products, is inspired by the indigenous Franschhoek landscape. Each product embodies the scents and stories of the farm, extending an invitation to experience nature’s calm. They are delighted to introduce a new fragrance to the collection: Sproeireën. With its warm, woody ambience and smooth, uplifting scent sensation, it…
With Cap Classique day in September, La Motte are celebrating the history and quality of local sparkling wines made using the traditional Méthode champenoise. Join them in the La Motte Tasting Room for a Choose Your Cup Cap Classique tasting showcasing the influence of stemware on the taste of your MCC. Do you prefer to sip from an…
Inspired by the wealth of indigenous flora and fynbos on the estate, the La Motte Bakery has a new botanical-inspired loaf baked with 50% rye and 50% organic whole wheat flour with a delicate touch of Buchu, a hint of pink pepper, some fynbos honey and the estate’s EVOO. The Bakery recommends a soft slice…
Every August, guests to La Motte Wine Estate in the Franschhoek Valley have the opportunity to experience Shiraz (or Syrah as it is called here) in a variety of ways. As part of the estate’s celebration of National Shiraz Day (21 August) and its participation in Seven Days of Shiraz (21 – 28 August), the…
Every year in August La Motte makes the most of Syrah to enjoy the last stretch of winter. Rather than only celebrating this versatile variety on its National Day (21 August), La Motte finds ways to make it part of the last stretch of winter in every way it can. How Syrah adapts to terroir,…
While the bounty of summer with lush green vineyards and age-old, shade-providing oaks, is the image predominantly associated with the Cape Winelands, it is when we are confronted with the stripped winter landscape that we are often struck by the unexpected beauty of the naked vines and bare oak tree branches against the stark white…
It is with great excitement that The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) today announces the launch of The 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize, the fifth edition of its award for contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. The competition, which aims to benefit artists by increasing their international exposure and raise funds for charity by selling the finalists’ artworks, offers…
This year there is more ways to taste the harvest at La Motte than their famous mosbolletjies, but many of them start with must (the mos in mosbolletjies). Do you know what must is? Must is fermenting grapes juice and one of the wonderful products of the wine grape harvest that does not only have a…