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Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who has visited and supported us over our busiest period! We genuinely love what we do and seeing our guests enjoy the estate as much as we do makes it all worthwhile. Let’s make the last month of summer count!
Cheers,
Our Twilight sessions have once again proven to be exceptionally popular this summer! Our final Twilight is on Saturday 22nd February 2025, here’s how you can enjoy the afternoon as it cools into evening at Montalto…
Enjoy our summer set menu as you look out across the vines through to Western Port on the horizon. 5.30pm dinner reservations are available. Reservations essential.
Stretch out on the lawn, relax overlooking Wendy’s Garden from one of our outdoor tables or sit up overlooking the estate from our open-air, undercover top level. The Piazza kitchen is open from 11am – 7.30pm, last drinks at 8.00pm. Walk ins only.
Our Twilight Picnics are a breathtaking way to enjoy the estate throughout the late afternoon. Twilight picnics begin at 4.30pm-sharp. Reservations essential.
LEARN MORE ABOUT TWILIGHT AT MONTALTO
Every Saturday until 22nd February 2025, join us from 5pm to 6pm for a very special Twilight treat. Enjoy $3 Flinders Oyster Company oysters, served natural with a squeeze of lemon, perfectly paired with the 2017 Montalto Cuvée One Sparkling - a standout winner of Best Sparkling Wine and Gold Medal (95 points) at the Mornington Peninsula Wine Show. This exceptional sparkling is available for $60, with additional sparkling specials to elevate your Twilight experience.
Our pizzas are widely recognised as the best in Red Hill, if not the Mornington Peninsula! We’re delighted to be celebrating National Pizza Day on Sunday 9th February by showcasing 2 pizza specials created by our very own Italian pizza chefs – both named Alessio!
Pizza Special #1 – pork sausage, cime di rapa, mozzarella, chilli and tomato by Alessio Izzo (originally from Taranto in southern Italy)
Pizza Special #2 - Pescatore – an assortment of fresh local seafood, tomato, mozzarella and lemon by Alessio Di Mauro (originally from Sicily)
These incredible pizzas are only available on Sunday 9th February – don’t miss out!
We’re excited to welcome guests to enjoy Valentine’s Day lunch in The Restaurant or The Piazza on Friday 14th February 2025!
Our very special Valentine’s Day set menu ($165 per person) is a seasonal celebration of our estate-grown heirloom produce, alongside the very best locally sourced ingredients from across the Mornington Peninsula.
Bread & del boccia butter
Raw and preserved estate-grown vegetables, smoked eggplant and olives
Flinders Oysters
Pickled rockmelon, prosciutto
Tomato, capsicum, basil, feta
Scallops, capsicum butter, chorizo
Kingfish crudo
½ fire-roasted lobster, curry butter
Hawkes potatoes
Julie’s estate-grown leaves, house dressing
Strawberry & blackberry parfait
Our a la carte menu in The Piazza features our iconic pizzas, seasonal mains, sides and delicious desserts is available from 11am – 4.30pm. Limited online bookings are now available. Walk ins welcome.
The ultimate way to celebrate – or propose! Want to know more about our proposal picnics? Click here (when clicked, this should open an email with the subject line “Valentine’s Day Proposal Picnic Enquiry”)
Our Syrahs have really caught the eye of both customers and media alike, and have been picking up an impressive number of wine awards lately too! We have plenty to celebrate this International Syrah Day – here’s how to celebrate with us throughout the month of February:
A unique opportunity to taste our full range of award-winning Syrahs, including some very special vintage bottles too!
An incredible showcase of 3 of our most talked-about Syrahs including:
1 x 2023 Montalto Syrah (Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wines 2024, Gold Medal, 96 points - Halliday Wine Companion)
1 x 2022 Montalto Single Vineyard ‘Tuerong’ Syrah (Gold Medal, 96 points - Halliday Wine Companion, Gold Medal, 95 points - 2024 Mornington Peninsula Wine Show)
1 x 2023 Pennon Hill Syrah
Buy 5 bottles of our outstanding 2023 Pennon Hill Syrah and we’ll include the 6th bottle free!
"Such an excellent colour, an enticing dark purple garnet; it’s not a big wine, but it is vivacious thanks to its acidity and light grainy tannins. A whorl of plums, star anise and a hint of pepper plus more savoury accents of tar and warm earth. Delicious wine.”
Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion.
“Now that Julie’s estate-grown raspberries are slowing down, wild blackberries are popping up across the estate. Picked daily, these will be turned into a refreshing sorbet to sit alongside a rich dark chocolate and crème fraiche tart.”
Adam Johnston, Head Chef.
The Restaurant is open Friday – Monday for lunch. Reservations are essential, especially during the busy summer months.
The perfect way to spend a glorious summer’s day, surrounded by the most beautiful views across Red Hill. Enjoy our seasonal set menu which showcases the very best summer produce from our estate-gardens, along with a bottle of Montalto wine of your choice.
Picnics are available at 6 stunning private picnic sites from Thursday – Monday. All picnics begin at 11am-sharp.
For larger groups, our Trout Dam site is still available to book until Saturday 22nd February 2025. For more information, CLICK HERE.
"February brings hot days and fast ripening of our cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchinis and the first of our mini rock melons. Sweetcorn is harvested from the safety of our netted garden, and tomatoes are in peak season. We’re harvesting large crates of salad mix, basil and parsley in the cool of the morning before the heat sets in for the day.
Winter crops of celery, broccoli and cabbages are germinating in our greenhouse and will wait patiently for be our summer crops to finish being harvested."
Julie Bennett, Produce Manager
