The charming village of McGregor has been described as "the best preserved and most complete example of mid-nineteenth century townscape in the Cape Province".

Its mild climate makes it one of the most delightful places to spend time during the southern hemisphere's "cold" months. Mainly dry, and generally balmy, McGregor's winters are charming.  And in summer, the constant sunshine makes McGregor a great place to visit for a taste of African heat - in a civilised environment.

hat's McGregor, with its  traditional, whitewashed, thatched cottages, its quiet streets, mountains, birdlife, wine, charming and balmy winters, and hot summers.

McGregor lies at the foot of the Riviersonderend mountains, 20 km from Robertson on a good tarred road.  A dirt road does connect the village with the N2 via the Stormsvlei Pass, but the tar peters out a little way beyond the village towards the famous McGregor to Greyton walk via the Bushmanskloof Pass.  It is this physical sense of  isolation which has helped to preserve some of the most attractive 19th century architecture in the Western Cape.
It is good farming country, and although the !Xan travelled through the area en route to the sea, it was the soil which drew the first farmers to settle in the late 1700s.

The village was officially proclaimed only in 1862 and divided into 2½ha. Plots.  By 1905, all the land had been bought by 19 smallholders and farmers, and their names are recorded on a contemporary.

When the plots were auctioned, an advertising poster apparently claimed that the main road to Cape Town from the north would probably pass through the village.  This never happened, and neither did the planned road over the mountains through the Boesmanskloof Pass to Greyton. As a result, the village has retained its friendliness and peaceful feel, with thatch-roofed cottages,  vines, apricot trees and olive groves adding a special beauty.

On Saturday, 20 February @ 11h30, the Julius Buchinsky Group will auction 2 off these historic wine & fruit farms. De Erf, which is 459 ha in extent and Uitvlugt which is 27 ha in extent, has been in the same family for more than 35 years and the owner will retire soon.

These beautiful and profitable farms are adjacent to each other and borders the McGregor village. De Erf, the largest farm, has 21 ha under vineyards, 7 ha apricots, 3 ha peaches and 5.5 ha lucern. The farms have more than 6 dams, several bore holes and there is complete water irrigation to service the high annual fruit production.

Uitvlugt has 16 ha under vineyards and more than 22 ha is under irrigation. Both farms are top production performers in the region, it has all the farming implements and there are 2 main houses, 2 manager’s houses, 9 labourers cottages and several storerooms and sheds.

The delivery rights to the McGregor Wine Celler is more than 780 tons per annum, and there are existing contracts in place with Ceres Fruit Juices for the delivery of apricots and peaches.

These successful farms, which can be run exactly as it is or be developed further, will be auctioned as profitable going concerns, first separately and then combined.

Bidders are requested to view the farm by appointment prior to the auction and complete information packs will be provided prior to and on the day of the auction. The auction will be held at De Erf, which is located next to the McGregor Wine Celler before entering the McGregor village.

For more information contact Shlomo Bitton from the Julius Buchinsky Group on 021 – 415 7320 or 082 344 2483

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