Domaine Pinnacle products have received more than a hundred prestigious awards and numerous accolades from reviewers around the world. Click the links below to see a sampling of our gold awards and reviews.

Awards


2012 Gold Medals
  • Ice Cider, Mondial des Cidres de Glace
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Prix du Public
  • Coureur des Bois Maple Cream, Prix du Public
  • Coureur des Bois Apéritif Cider, Prix du Public
  • Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations
  • Coureur des Bois Maple Cream, Coupe des Nations
  • Réserve 1859, Coupe des Nations
  • Ice Cider (Ice Apple Wine), Double Gold, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
  • Ice Cider (Summit Selection), Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
  • Réserve 1859, Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
2011 Gold Medals
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Grand Or, Coupe des Nations
  • Ice Cider (Reflet d'Hiver), Grand Or, Coupe des Nations
  • Ice Cider, Grand Or and Best Québec Product, Prix du Public 2011
  • Coureur des Bois Maple Cream, Coupe des Nations
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Mondial des Cidres de Glace
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Vinalies Internationales
  • Ice Cider (Summit Selection), Vinalies Internationales
2010 Gold Medals
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Grand Or, Coupe des Nations
  • Ice Cider, Grand Or, Prix du Public SAQ
  • Ice Cider (Summit Selection), Vinalies Internationales
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Mondial des Cidres de Glace
  • Ice Cider (Wintergold), Long Beach Grand Cru
2009 Gold Medals
  • Ice Cider, Vinalies Internationales
  • Ice Cider, Sélections Mondiales
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Sélections Mondiales
  • Ice Cider (packaging design), New York IWC
  • Ice Cider, World Wine Championship
  • Ice Cider, CINVE
  • Ice Cider, Ottawa Food and Wine Show Wine Competition
2008 Gold Medals
  • Ice Cider, Concurso Internacional de Vinos y Espirituosos Sevilla 2008
  • Ice Cider, Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Sélections mondiales des vins Canada
  • Ice Cider, Double Gold, International Eastern Wine Competition
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Double Gold, "Best Tree Fruit Wine of the Year", All Canadian Wine Championships
  • Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Coupe des Nations
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
  • Ice Cider, Florida State Fair Wine & Grape Juice Competition
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Provincial Competition - Mondial des Cidres de glace du Québec
2007 Gold Medals
  • Ice Cider, Beverage Testing Institute - World Wine Championships - 92 Points "Exceptional"
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition
  • Ice Cider, Long Beach Grand Cru
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, All Canadian Wine Championships
  • Ice Cider, All Canadian Wine Championships
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Double Gold, "Best Tree Fruit Wine of the Year", All Canadian Wine Championships
  • Ice Cider, Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations "Grand Gold"
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Coupe des Nations
  • Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
  • Ice Cider, Double Gold, Florida State Fair Wine & Grape Juice Competition
  • Ice Cider (Summit Selection), Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
2006 Gold Medals
  • Ice Cider, American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition
  • Ice Cider, Indy International Wine Competition
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations
2004-2005 Gold Medals
  • Ice Cider, INDY International Wine Competition (2005)
  • Ice Cider, Dallas Morning News Wine Competition (2005)
  • Ice Cider, American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition (2005)
  • Ice Cider, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (2005)
  • Ice Cider, Toronto Wine and Cheese Show (2005)
  • Sparkling Ice Cider, Coupe des Nations (2005)
  • Signature Réserve Spéciale, Coupe des Nations (2004)

Reviews


Domaine Pinnacle Ice Cider

92 points - Domaine's brilliant amber-coloured ice cider is a thick, sweet apple and caramel potion with vibrant acidity. Awesome with apple pie and aged cheddar.
David Lawrason, Toronto Life

94 Points - ...the best cider in Canada... Utterly hedonistic...
The sparkling equivalent is equally amazing.
Gord Stimmell, Toronto Star

90 Points - Excellent - Amber in colour with orange highlights. Apple and dry cider nose. Very good acidity, gentle yet persistent. A refreshing taste. Must be discovered.
Nick Hamilton, Editor-in-Chief, La Barrique Magazine

88 Points - The texture is rich, the apple flavours are intense but clean and the cider has excellent balance.
John Schreiner, Author of Icewine: The Complete Story


Calvados and icewine on the nose and palate, gentle acidity to handle its sweetness.
Malcolm Anderson, Wine Critic, The Montreal Gazette

Powerful and yet delicately balanced, Domaine Pinnacle's ice cider will be a perfect complement to your culinary creations, from the traditional to the most adventurous... Enjoy it with appetizers, desserts, or on its own and surrender yourself to its warm notes and mesmerizing aromas.
Jordan LeBel, Food Specialist/Critic, TVA Television Network

Highly Recommended
François Chartier, Author of La Sélection Chartier 2004 Wine Guide

Great mouthfeel, nice alcohol/fruit/sugar/acid balance. Finish is long and clean. Lovely drink, will probably age well, likely becoming more complex with age.
Larry Paterson, Wine Reviewer, www.littlefatwino.com

The apple equivalent of grapes' icewine... a fresh, cool and delicious drink.
Elizabeth Baird, The Toronto Sun

Perhaps the (Eastern Townships) region's best apple beverage is... "ice cider," a hard cider fermented from partially frozen fruit in a style that mimics a sweet ice wine. Our favorite, (Domaine) Pinnacle, makes a perfect complement to one of Quebec's other specialties, foie gras.
Patricia Harris and David Lyon, Boston Globe

Apple sauce and cinnamon on the nose. Bursting with sweet ripe sugar apples. This snappy dessert wine is better than your mom's apple pie.
Vendor Magazine

Ice cider is made from the quintessential juice of the apple. It's a naturally sweet product that makes a delightful after-dinner cordial, whether sipped by itself or served as a complement to a classic dessert like Tarte Tatin. Cheers to Domaine Pinnacle for spreading this exciting "new tradition" -- one that reflects the rich agricultural landscape of southern Quebec.
Ben Watson, Author of Cider, Hard and Sweet

Rich luxurious and sweet... I love this stuff.
Rod Phillips, Ottawa Citizen

Not to be missed... Altogether original.
Jean-François Demers, Le Devoir

What a pleasure to be able to serve such a wonderful regional product to friends and clients and have them discover a new and totally unique taste of Québec - an outstanding product that must be tasted to be believed.
Tim Beal, Chef/Proprietor, Chez Vous Personal Chef Service

Domaine Pinnacle Sparkling Ice Cider

Not to be missed... Altogether original.
Jean-François Demers, Wine Critic, Le Devoir (Montreal)

It's a fact that ice cider is unequaled when it comes to pairing with deserts that are apple-based, caramelized or spiced. Its electrifying liveliness and its candied fruit and caramel flavours harmonize perfectly with this type of dessert. Sugar not your thing? Then allow yourself to be carried off to paradise by the light and delicate bubbles of the original 2003 Domaine Pinnacle Sparkling Ice Cider. This excellent ice cider producer has innovated in bringing to market a sparkling ice cider. Dark, orange-tinted in colour, it is lightly sprinkled with very fine bubbles. The nose is very rich and complex, marked by the scents of very ripe and candied fruits. It is substantial and full - even round - in the mouth, due to the sparkle that gives it a light, airy character and diminishes the impression of sweetness.
François Chartier, Author and Wine Critic, La Presse (Montreal)


The Domaine Pinnacle, Cidre de Glace Petillant, 2003... is the first of its style - a sparkling ice cider - that I have tried and I must admit it makes a good contribution to a festive occasion. It has an elegant apple-calvados nose while on the palate it has sweet apple flavours enhanced by its excellent balancing acidity and exciting bubbles.
Malcom Anderson, Wine Critic, The Montreal Gazette

Third place (just after the two products tied for 1st) in a blind tasting conducted by a panel of experts of all ice ciders available at the SAQ.
Not very intense on the nose, but clean and quite fruity. Not too sweet, with just the right amount of effervescence and a good apple taste, despite a slightly prickly finish.
Marc Chapeleau for "Progégez-Vous" Magazine December 2005

Signature Special Reserve

Tied for 1st place in a blind tasting conducted by a panel of experts of all ice ciders
available at the SAQ.

Dark golden in colour, full and intense nose of applesauce, vanilla, and zest of citrus fruits. Rich and sweetly flavourful without being cloying, the finish leaves a crisp impression.
Marc Chapeleau for "Progégez-Vous" Magazine December 2005

BEST CHOICE 2006
With a robe of antique gold, it presents delicate aromas and less bitter accents than the traditional cuvée. Sweeter, therefore more viscous, it keeps a perfect level of acidity which makes it both an intense and a balanced ice cider with complex aromas of applesauce, cinnamon and calvados. Serve as a digestif at the end of the evening with dark choclate and caramel à la fleur de sel.
Guénaël Ravel, "Les Vins Sélection 2006" Éditions Debeur

... the nirvana of ice cider, do not miss the stunning Pinnacle Signature 2002, rich and sweet on initial impression, with an incredible complexity (curry, spices, caramel, warm apple)
François Chartier, Author of La Sélection Chartier 2004 Wine Guide

92 Points - Astonishing! - Both the aroma and the flavours are a medley of creme brulé, caramel and maple syrup. It is rich on the palate with a lingering finish; and it is so exquisitely balanced that, for all its intensity, the finish also is very clean. During the past five years, I have probably tasted more than 500 icewines. This ice cider fits right in with some of the best icewines. For an icewine fancier, this is a delightful change of pace.
John Schreiner, Author of Icewine: The Complete Story

Sweet with excellent acidity, a heavyweight. Consider this a worthy substitute to great icewine, and use it in the same fashion. Exceptional.
Larry Paterson, Wine Reviewer, www.littlefatwino.com

Pinnacle makes a superb ice cider. In particular, the limited edition special reserve is comparable to some of the better Ontario ice wines at half the cost.
Barry Lazar, Author of Barry Lazar's Taste of Montreal


Hint of Calvados on the sweet apple nose and palate - a delight.
Malcolm Anderson, Wine Critic, The Montreal Gazette

90/100 - Spicy, mineral, apple skin, baked apple, honey aromas, quite fresh and very apple-y. Very crisp, fresh, sweet but balanced entry with creamy butter, baked apple, mineral, honey flavours with a touch of butterscotch. Quite intense apple finish with high acidity but a nice semi-dessert style or rich food wine.
Anthony Gismondi, Wine Reviewer, www.gismondionwine.com

Domaine Pinnacle Crème de Pommes

Delicious and audacious...
Monique Girard-Solomita, Le Journal de Montréal


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