John Benton extends wine-making reach, adding Pask Winery stake to Jackson Estate

John Benton extends wine-making reach, adding Pask Winery stake to Jackson Estate
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington businessman John Benton has taken a strategic stake in Pask Winery, buying shares from founder Chris Pask and Philippa Radburnd and adding to the Jackson Estate winery he acquired in 2013. The two wineries will be run as one group, with Jackson Estate's Jeff Hart to be managing director. Benton will be chair of both companies while Chris Pask will remain a founding director of Pask and retain a smaller holding. Benton owns more than 90 percent of Jackson Estate and has a 46 percent...