Our History
From Wine to Maple Syrup
Pier-Alexis Soulière, MS was born in a village of less that 500 souls called Saint-Pierre-Baptiste in the province of Quebec. He grew up in the World Maple Syrup Capital but somehow ended in the wine world at the age of 20 years old. He worked as a Sommelier on 3 different continents in Michelin stars restaurants and won several top sommeliers contests worldwide. He then realized the quality of maple syrup he grew up with was non accessible to most chefs and guests he was interacting with. In 2018, he moved back to Quebec from California and decided to launch P-A Soulière Sélection Ltd.
His goal was to give the opportunity to his clients worldwide to embrace the purity, tradition and savoir-faire of his homeland.
2019
Cuvée Roger, April 2019
Maple Syrup - The Selection
Our ancestors' expertise in a bottle of pure delight
Testimonials
What people say about us
L’artisan-sommelier ne fait que traduire ce que son environnement immédiat lui dicte, au fil des saisons de sève. Ses équilibres sont atteints, à 104 degrés Celsius, déclinant au nez des arômes de beurre, de grillé fin, avec ce côté eau de pluie froide touchant l’ardoise, le tout pourvu d’un gras consistant, sans lourdeur. Longue finale étirée d’une fine amertume. Une Cuvée St-Laurent 2020 exceptionnelle ! ★★★★★
Il possède l’un des titres les plus prestigieux de la sommellerie, il a travaillé dans plusieurs restaurants étoilés, mais aujourd’hui, Pier-Alexis Soulière produit du sirop d’érable dans son village natal au cœur des Bois-Francs. Après avoir parcouru la planète vin et décroché le prestigieux titre de Master Sommelier, Pier-Alexis Soulière est revenu au Québec, en 2018, avec un objectif : y produire le meilleur sirop d’érable.
Non, non, non. Détrompez-vous! Cette jolie bouteille ne contient pas un certain liquide alcoolisé, mais plutôt un Sirop d’érable d’exception produit par le Meilleur Sommelier des Amériques, Pier-Alexis Soulière. Et ce qui en fait un sirop d’érable d’exception? C’est que Pier-Alexis a choisi de travailler à l’ancienne, de revisiter le savoir-faire et la tradition, celle d’un patrimoine unique au monde: notre sirop!
Impossible que vous n'ayez pas entendu parler de lui car il possède le titre du meilleur sommelier du Canada 2020 et a également travaillé dans plusieurs restaurants étoilés. Au cœur de la saison, il produit ce sirop d’érable sélectionné sur la terre familiale au cœur des Bois-Francs. Un niveau de qualité qui à l'origine était seulement destiné à la famille proche. 2021 représente une année ensoleillée et sans grandes précipitations produisant une superbe qualité mais en quantité très limitée. Merci de nous offrir de si beaux produits d'artisans.
When passion meets expertise
Only the best of the best Maple Syrup makes it to the Selection. It represents 10% of our annual production.
Wine Bottle
Selected Maple Syrup delivered in a wine bottle
Unique Products
Exclusive selection from the Appalachians
Fine Taste
The greatest Maple Syrup with the greatest taste
Limited Quantities
Do not miss on this opportunity! While seasonal supplies last.
More Than Maple Syrup
Purity, Tradition, Savoir-Faire
You need to understand the tradition of producing maple syrup to get where we come from. Back in the days, the highest quality of maple syrup was kept for the family and closed relatives. The rest was then sold to the cooperative and then packaged to be shipped worldwide. Some families are still working this way in Quebec and at P-A Soulière Selection Ltd, we just want to give the opportunity to a wider range of people to have access to what represents for Pier-Alexis and his wife, the best quality of every year’s harvest, which typically represents less than 10% of the production.
What we do best
Get to know us better
Who is Pier-Alexis Soulière?
Pier-Alexis has founded his company, P-A Soulière Sélection Ltd in 2019. He produces and distributes his maple syrup cuvées (Cuvée Roger & Cuvée Saint-Laurent) worldwide to fine groceries, hotels and restaurants. As a Master Sommelier, he also offers consulting services in restaurants and hotels, online wine tasting events, wine cellar management as well as training & education.
Prior to starting his company, Pier-Alexis has dedicated the past 12 years of his career providing world class wine service and enhancing guest experience in some of the most demanding environments. The journey started in Montréal and brought him to excel in 3 different continents, from London to Sydney to New York City and recently California. He worked in some of the most prestigious Michelin stars establishments, such as Dinner by Heston Blumenthal , The Modern , and Manresa Restaurant.
In 2014, he won the World Young Sommelier of the Year competition held in Copenhagen. In 2016, he became one of very few to earn the Master Sommelier title before the age of 30, a title held by a total of 5 individuals in Canada, only 2 in the province of Québec, and 266 worldwide. In 2017, Pier-Alexis was named Québec’s Best Sommelier by the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers and one year later he won Best Sommelier of the Americas by the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale amongst 20 participants from 10 countries. In 2019, he represented the Americas at the World’s Best Sommelier Competition held in Belgium and reached the World top 10. In 2021 he was named Best Sommelier of Canada by the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers. In 2022, he will represent his country at the World’s Best Sommelier Competition to be held in Paris.
What makes our products so special?
Our products taste is guaranteed by Pier-Alexis Soulière who has one of the finest palate in the country – if not the world, thanks for his sommelier background and worldwide recognitions such as : Best Sommelier of Canada in 2021, Best Sommelier of the Americas in 2018 & World Young Best Sommelier in 2014.
How do you select the Maple Syrup?
Each cuvées are carefully selected by Pier-Alexis who is sampling maple syrup production on a daily basis during the harvest and only selecting the best of the best for bottling and distribution. Typically, only a small percentage of the annual production make it to the selection.
