Domaine Pinnacle is a family-owned orchard, cidery, and maple-grove located near the village of
Frelighsburg
Frelighsburg is a municipality in the Estrie region of southern Quebec, Canada, on the border with Vermont. It is at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Administratively, it is within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional Count ...
in the
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships (french: Cantons de l'Est) is an historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby in the southwest, to Drummondv ...
of
Quebec, Canada
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...
.
Founded in 2000 by Charles Crawford and Susan Reid as a cidery, the company's products are available today in more than 50 countries, having won more than 60 gold medals in prestigious national and international competitions.
In 2016, it sold its spirit business to
Corby Spirit and Wine
Corby Spirit and Wine Limited is a Canadian alcohol manufacturing and distribution company. It was founded in 1859 in Corbyville, Ontario. As of 2008, the company is 46% owned by Pernod Ricard. The company distills several Canadian specialities, ...
. Also in 2016, the cider business got integrated in the newly formed CidreCo venture.
Location
Located near
Mount Pinnacle
The Pinnacle (french: Le Pinacle) is a mountain in Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada. The mountain has an elevation of and covers an area of .
The Pinnacle was originally inhabited by the Abenaki tribe and is considered one of the few remaining unspo ...
in Frelighsburg, the estate hosts century-old apple orchards and a farmhouse originally built in 1859. The farmhouse's distinguishing feature is an octagonal rooftop lookout turret that was used to keep a watch on the nearby
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
border. Local residents claim that, in its first years, the house served as a stop on the famous
underground railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. T ...
providing a safe haven for slaves seeking freedom.
Many years later, it became a convenient meeting place for bootleggers during the
Prohibition Era
Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacturing, manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption ...
.
Also located on the property is Domaine Pinnacle's boutique,
open year-round to the public and offering tastings of products with appropriate food pairings, self-guided tours and an interpretation center demonstrating the company's heritage and production process.
Products
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Ice Cider
Ice cider (also known as apple icewine or ''cidre de glace'' in French language, French; sold as ice apple wine in the United States) is the cider equivalent of ice wine: a fermented beverage made from the juice of frozen apples. Similar to ice ...
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Domaine Pinnacle Ice Cider
Domaine Pinnacle Ice Cider is a Quebec ice cider introduced by Domaine Pinnacle in 2001, made from a blend of six different varieties of apples, selected from the company's family-owned orchard on the southern slopes of Mount Pinnacle.
It has a d ...
, Domaine Pinnacle Sparkling Ice Cider, Domaine Pinnacle Signature Réserve Spéciale Ice Cider, Domaine Pinnacle Summit Selection Ice Cider, Domaine Pinnacle Summit Selection Sparkling Ice Cider, Domaine Pinnacle Reserve 1859, Coureur des Bois Maple Ice Cider, Reflet d'Hiver
*Hard Cider: Domaine Pinnacle Verger Sud Still Cider, Domaine Pinnacle Verger Sud Sparkling Cider, Origine Still Cider, Origine Sparkling Cider
Product timeline
See also
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Ice Cider
Ice cider (also known as apple icewine or ''cidre de glace'' in French language, French; sold as ice apple wine in the United States) is the cider equivalent of ice wine: a fermented beverage made from the juice of frozen apples. Similar to ice ...
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Cream Liqueur
A cream liqueur is a liqueur that includes dairy cream and a generally flavourful liquor among its ingredients.
Notable cream liqueurs include:
* Somrus, a mixture of rum and chai spices, alphonso mangoes or chicory coffee
*Amarula, which use ...
References
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Companies based in Quebec