Construction of La Motte’s restaurant and art gallery is coming along nicely on the grounds of the estate in Franschhoek. Above is a photo taken about a week ago with the builders working on the foundations of the new restaurant. In the f...
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I am very pleased to announce that La Motte’s Pierneef Shiraz Viognier 2007 won gold at the 2009 Decanter world wine awards with five others of our wines picking up medals. The judges described the Pierneef Shiraz Viognier 2007 as “Rest...
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I have long been an advocate of the South African wine industry specializing in fewer varietals so I was very interested to see Australian wine icon Wolf Blass warn that Australia is in danger of confusing the public with a fruit salad of g...
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South African wine group Distell is predicting that the South African wine industry could face wine shortages within five years as total exports, which increased 12% to a record 405m litres in 2008, outstrip the ability of vineyards to supp...
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The international pricing of South African wine is a problem that many South African wine producers face. The UK is often held up as the example of where South African wines are trapped in too low a price brand, damaging not only margins bu...
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