Spring Seasonal Dinner with Renzaglia Wines -Sat 11th October 2025

Spring Seasonal Dinner with Renzaglia Wines

Dates: 11 October 2025

Time: 6.00pm start

An Evening to Remember at Essington Park

Seasonal Dinner - a celebration of Spring

Sam and Mark Renzaglia and I are thrilled to invite you to an evening of feasting and celebration at the beautifully restored wool shed at Essington Park.

This second collaboration is a true labor of love, where I will craft a menu that highlights the fresh, organic produce from our own garden and the bounty of our local growers. Sam has thoughtfully selected wines from the Renzaglia collection to perfectly complement each dish, ensuring a dining experience that delights the senses.

Menu:

Entree of smoked local trout rillette, spring zucchini pickle and Essington Park sourdough toast.

Followed by:

Slow-braised lamb shoulder with salsa verde, accompanied by minted spring peas, Dutch carrots, and buttery Kipfler potatoes.

And for a sweet finale:

Meringue with strawberries, Chambord, and elderflower cream.

Of course there will be

A selection of cheese

A bright and fresh goat’s cheese, a creamy, indulgent brie and a sharp mature cheddar, served with grapes

handpicked from the nearby Renzaglia vines

The wines will be unveiled throughout the evening, and you will have the opportunity to purchase your favourites before we gather around the fire pit to close the night in the company of new and old friends.

We begin at 6.00 PM, and we can’t wait to welcome you to this special celebration of good food, fine wine, and great company.

With love,
Simmone x

*** Note - we have limited numbers available for this event

*** As this is a small intimate event, we are unable to accommodate any dietary requests and thank you for your understanding on this.

About Simmone

Simmone Logue is a cook, gardener, forager, writer, and market goer. Simmone built the household brand and food business Simmone Logue Fine Food over the past 30 years and now loves to share her passion for food with fellow foodies through her cooking school. She also revels in sharing her passionately curated organic vegetable garden and beloved property Essington Park with guests from far and wide.

simmonelogue.com.au | @simmonelogue

About Renzaglia Wines

Mark’s parents, Guy and Betty Renzaglia planted their first grape vines on their new vineyard site in Alto Pass, Illinois in 1982. At the time, Alto Pass was a dry county (no alcohol production or sales allowed) and the grape industry of Illinois was virtually non-existent. It’s safe to say there was some considerable push back to the idea of the establishment of a vineyard and winery in the area. During the early years of Alto Vineyards, Mark and his “Aussie wife” Sandy got a taste of the challenge and gratification of the grape and wine industry as they spent their youthful energy assisting “Alto” in its early development.

Fast forward three generations and wine making has entwined itself within Renzaglia DNA. In 1997, back in Australia, Mark and Sandy planted their first small acreage of grapes. This became their Bella Luna vineyard in the O’Connell Valley, NSW. There were no other vineyards in the O’Connell Valley at that time, as was the case for Guy and Betty in Alto Pass.

Nowadays, Sam is on board full time in the vineyard and winery. His passion for the grape and wine industry is undeniable and the future of the operation is bright.

The Bella Luna Vineyard has more than doubled in size since 2020; leases have commenced at the Mt Panorama Estate and Winooka Park Vineyards and the wine is now all being produced in their new winery building overlooking the original vine plantings.

Family owned and operated winery/vineyard located at O’Connell, New South Wales. Offering boutique wines that are full of life and passionately produced.

renzagliawines.com.au/ | @renzagliawines

Stay with us : To book accommodation in our Shearer’s Quarters or Schoolhouse - email us at  hello@essingtonpark.com