epa04897254 A woman swirls before tasting a Merlot in the tasting room of La Motte wine farm in Franschoek, South Africa, 25 August 2015. Situated in the beautiful Franschhoek valley in South Africas Cape winelands La Motte is home to internationally recognised wines. In 1695 a piece of land in the Franschhoek Valley was granted to German immigrant Hans Hattingh. In 1709 the land was purchased by French Huguenot Pierre Joubert who is believed to have named it after the village of his birth in Provence, La Motte dAigues. Viticulture on La Motte was established in 1752 with the planting of 4,000 vines by Huguenot descendant Gabriël du Toit. The current CEO of La Motte, Hein Koegelenberg has said the La Motte brand sold more wine in China in 2015 than in 2014 but indicated demand was dropping. Koegelenberg expects Chinas demand for South African wine will plateau at about 10-million bottles for some time.  EPA/NIC BOTHMA