At La Motte classic music is very important to us. My wife, Hanneli, is a talented mezzo-soprano. Every year we have a series of monthly concerts that feature the very best of local and international musicians. We therefore didn’t think t...
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I have just heard that La Motte was a finalist in the international The Drinks Business Green Awards for 2009 along with Backsberg, another Franschhoek wine estate. I am still getting the details but it is a great honour to have been a fina...
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Key to selling wine is getting people to taste it. Above is a photo of me at a wine tasting at the Yacht Club in Hong Kong at the start of my Asian roadshow....
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The international retail availability of South African wine has long been a poor reflection of the diverse and quality of wines that we produce. Time magazine recently commented on this in an article titled Cape Crusaders.“And the a...
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La Motte’s new tasting room has just opened. Above is a photo looking across the central tasting table to the barrel room. The tasting room is part of a much bigger plan which includes the construction of a restaurant and art gallery alon...
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