PIONEER
ESTATE
WINERY
Specializing in
Premium Small-Batch
Craft Wine Products
Overlooking the tidal Petitcodiac River and Bay of Fundy, Pioneer Estate Winery is nestled in the rolling hills above Moncton, New Brunswick.
Featuring
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Unique cold climate grape varieties
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Hand-picked for small-batch on-site production
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Highest elevation vineyard in Eastern Canada
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Overlooking the tidal Petitcodiac River and Bay of Fundy
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Committed to fresh thinking and innovative ideas
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Producing traditional favourites and innovative specialty products
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Growing the region’s rich agricultural heritage for a stronger future
Introducing
Portage
Premium Small-Batch Fortified Wine
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Sweet, dark ruby cherry coloured
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Notes of raspberry and spice
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Pairs perfectly with rich cheese, dark chocolate, and great company
CRISP
Sparkling Craft Wine & Hard Apple Cider
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A refreshing new idea in local craft beverages
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Delicately crafted with local dry red and white wines
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Blended with naturally tart hard apple cider
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100% natural flavours – No artificial colouring
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330ml slim can – perfect for any occasion
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Gluten-Free alternative
- 8.0% ABV
CRISP Green is a delicately crafted blend of dry white wine and naturally sweet hard apple cider – Perfectly pairs with pork chops chicken salad with green apples, poached salmon salad.
CRISP Red is a delicately crafted blend of dry red wine and naturally tart hard apple cider. Infuse any occasion with this delightfully effervescent experience including roasted pork, shellfish like lobster and oysters and homemade apple crisp.
About Us
Honouring the Pioneers
Overlooking beautiful Moncton, New Brunswick, Pioneer Estate Winery is named in honour of the area’s first settlers. These Pioneers sought the most fertile soil in order to survive .
Our grapes grow on a south facing slope near those original homesteads. This unique location offers a combination of longer sun exposure and a prevailing breeze, which is part of what allows our grapes to produce our distinctive cold-climate wines.
Hardy Grapes
Our wines are made from a combination of Frontenac Blanc, Frontenac Gris, Adalmiina and Osceola Muscat grapes – all chosen for their unique ability to survive and thrive in the harsh climate of our region.
The grapes are hand harvested and immediately crushed and pressed during the cool fall weather to preserve maximum fruit expression.
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The wines are fermented slowly in oaked stainless steel at 16-18°C for 2 weeks and then aged for a year prior to bottling.
Strong & Resilient
With our extreme weather, harsh winter climate and very short growing season, producing grapes in this part of the world is a definite challenge. But just like the people of our region, our grapes are strong and resilient and they get the job done. It’s the defining character of our wines and specialty wine products.