Ray Smuts KEEN LOCAL and international interest is being expressed in the upcoming auction of Waterfall Farm, a near replica of Woburn Abby, family home to the Duke of Bedford, in the heart of Paarl/KleinDrakenstein. It was he himself who transformed the erstwhile Cape Dutch farmhouse into a piece of English splendour in 1953. The property is planted with 4 500 new Shiraz vines, 700 olive trees and buchu, the aromatic medicinal plant. Also likely to attract a strong buyer turnout is internationally-acclaimed Zorgvliet Estate in the Banghoek Valley, dating back 300 years and located in one of the Cape's best red wine growing areas. Of the 86ha of wine-producing land, half is under vines including young Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
