The Haliburton Post House and Fielding Estate Winery are collaborating on a charity event Aug. 16.
It is a seven-course tasting menu and Fielding Wine experience, with all proceeds going to SIRCH Community Services and the Minden Community Food Centre.
The menu will be curated by the Post House’s executive chef, Dan Sanders, and wine pairings will feature the best of Fielding Estates.
Sanders said, “we just wanted to give back to the community. Because we are a food service industry, we wanted to give back to the food bank. And, also, SIRCH is a great community project, with everything they do there.”
Heidi Fielding, director of sales and marketing at Fielding Estates, added, “the Post House is doing incredible dinners in Haliburton. They’re literally across the lake, so it’s really interesting, really nice to get to know them over the last few years. They’ve had our wine on their menu, so just a really great working relationship.”
Fielding researched the charities and found them to be the “perfect fit” for the collaboration.
Sanders said they will be getting tomatoes from the farmers market for a tomato salad, and serve deer with plums, and Ontario duck with a rose miso.
Fielding added, “I think people will really like to see the different styles of wine that we make and the different varietals, from Chardonnay to Cabernets.”
Jean Munroe, executive director of the Minden Community Food Centre, said demand for the food bank’s services increased 27 per cent in 2022 and 35 per cent in 2023. It’s been a similar story for the first half of 2024, she said.
Gena Robertson, the executive director at SIRCH Community Services, said the donations from the event will most likely be going towards their community kitchen free meals.
Robertson said the program helps 17,000 people each year, an increase from last year.
“We put out a lot of meals, and we know that they’re well appreciated.”
This is a sold-out event. The Post House is located at 1297 Kashagawigamog Lake Rd.
