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The tradition of the Cape Chicken Pie

Chicken pie is such a tradition in South Africa and this recipe from our Cape Winelands Cuisine cookbook is for an old Cape version made with ham, hard-boiled eggs and salted preserved lemons. 

Try this recipe for a delicious Cape Chicken Pie and serve it with the La Motte Chardonnay 2016.


Flora in Wine

“As the grapes grow in a vineyard surrounded by plants such as wild herbs, flowers and grasses, the bees fly around the vineyard distributing pollen, and as the grapes ripen they absorb the subtle flavour characteristics from these plants.” 


Veritas 2017

The Veritas awards recognise excellence in wine and brandy in South Africa. It's the longest running, and most prestigious wine and brandy competition in South Africa dating back to 1991. The 2017 results were announced at the annual gala dinner on Friday 6th of October.

Find the complete list of medal winners here.


PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award

We are thrilled to receive our fifth consecutive Diamond Arrow award from PMR.africa, and we were voted first overall in the category of Distributors & Marketers – Wine, Spirits and other alcoholic beverages by our trade customers.


US beer stocks slide as millennials turn to wine

Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating of shares in Constellation Brands from “buy” to “neutral” last week, causing its value to slide by 1.2% on Monday. The stockbroker also downgraded Boston Beer Co., rating its stocks as ‘to sell’, causing its value to drop by 5%.

According to CNBC, both downgrades were prompted by slowing US beer volumes, which have been further impacted not only by an overall drop in alcohol consumption, but also a shift away from beer and toward wine by millennials.