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FREE SEMINARS

Seminars at Fiesta Buckhorn are held in the West Hall. We offer some of the experts in areas that will interest you. Here's this year's lineup:

1:00pm
John Rufa, Kawartha Country Wines

John Rufa is the proprietor of Kawartha Country Wines located here in Buckhorn, specializing in award winning fruit wines.

The versatility of wine as a beverage is often not fully taken advantage of. Very often people only consume wine as it is poured from the bottle, not realizing it can easily be enhanced by making it into a spritzer, sangria or fruit punch.

John will be demonstrating the possibilities of using his fruit wines in different combinations as refreshing summer beverages. These delightful summer drinks are delicious, colourful, as well as socially responsible.

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2:00 p.m.
Pieter van Oudenaren, Mariposa Diary

Pieter van Oudenaren is one of the cheese makers at Mariposa Dairy located in Lindsay. He is also involved in research and development as well as promotion for the Dairy.

Mariposa Dairy is a producer of goat cheese, most of which is marketed by Finica Food Specialties and Atalanta Corp. Their products are represented in grocery stores and delis across North America under the brand name Celebrity International Fine Goat cheese. Most of the goat milk used in the dairy is produced in the City of Kawartha Lakes or from other farms in Ontario.

Pieter will be letting you sample a variety of cheeses produced at Mariposa Dairy. He will talk about different uses and applications for these cheeses and also discuss pairings with beverages.

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3:00 p.m.
Neil Zworth, Shmeer Beer

Neil is in the business of sauces and marinades using different beers as the base.

Having a background in the food and marketing industry along with a fascination with flavouring, he started this home base business in Brampton in 2009. His sauces are being picked up by speciality stores and markets across Ontario.

Neil will explain why certain beers are used in particular sauces and give you some inspiration as to different uses for these unique flavourings.

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4:00 p.m.
Julio Campos, Chef, La Hacienda

Julio Campos was born and raised in Mexico and came to Canada to stay in 2001. Since then, he has been working as a chef at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant where they serve the real flavour of what Mexican cuisine is all about (190 Hunter Street W, Peterbourgh). Julio is also an award winning chef from competitions held at Fiesta Buckhorn in previous years.

Julio will be giving you a culinary trip to Mexico, showing you how to make mild and hot salsas and teaching you the history of hot peppers and tips on how to handle them. He will also show you how to make Tortillas from scratch as well as his delicious guacamole.