Hobbit designer behind boutique winery

A boutique winery similar to a 1850s bush hut is planned for Marlborough. One of Marlborough’s oldest wineries Jackson Estate is behind the application to build a small winery on Jacksons Rd, outside Blenheim, that will process up to 250 tonnes of largely hand-picked grapes. The Hobbit trilogy’s art director Brian Massey is behind the concept design. The application, which is objected to by neighbouring farmers the Jordan family, was heard at a resource consent hearing before councillors Jamie Arbuckle, David Oddie and Graeme Barsanti on Wednesday .