Perfect Score: Carribie Earns 100 Points at the Fine Water Summit Montreal 2026

There are moments that quietly confirm everything you've believed about a product from the very beginning. For Carribie Mineral Water, that moment came in Montreal.

At the prestigious Fine Water Summit Taste & Design Awards 2026, held in Montreal, Canada on 15–17 May 2026, Carribie was awarded 100 points for Vintage Still and 99 points for Sparkling — results that place our estate mineral water among the finest in the world.

What Is the Fine Water Summit?

The Fine Water Summit is the world's premier gathering for the fine water industry, bringing together water sommeliers, gastronomy professionals, and premium water producers from across the globe. At its heart is the Taste & Design Awards — a rigorous blind tasting conducted by a panel of experienced international water sommeliers, who evaluate waters on their sensory properties, mineralisation, balance, texture, and overall impression.

The philosophy underpinning the entire event is one Carribie shares deeply: water is not just water. Like wine, it has terroir. It has character. It carries the story of the place it came from.

Only natural, unprocessed waters that meet the Fine Water Society's strict definition are eligible to enter. Every brand that participates has been approved in advance. These are not participation awards — they are the result of rigorous, expert evaluation on the world stage.

The Results

Carribie Vintage Still — 100 Points A perfect score. The panel's evaluation of our still vintage mineral water, drawn from the protected Carribie Basin Aquifer on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, returned the highest possible result. One hundred points is a rare achievement in any tasting competition, in any category. In the world of fine water, it speaks to a mineral structure and sensory profile that is exceptional by any international measure.

Carribie Sparkling — 99 Points One point from perfect. Our sparkling expression earned 99 points from the same panel of world-class water sommeliers — an outstanding result that confirms Carribie's place at the very top of the global fine water category, still and sparkling alike.

Why This Matters

Carribie has always been structured for the table. Our vintage mineral water aligns across six of the seven recognised gastronomic markers — a profile that has guided our positioning in fine dining and gastronomy from the outset. The Montreal results are independent, international validation of what our mineral structure has always suggested: that Carribie belongs in the company of the world's great waters.

For the sommeliers, restaurateurs, and hospitality professionals who have already placed Carribie on their water lists — this confirms your instinct. For those who haven't yet encountered us, these scores are an invitation.

An Australian Water on the World Stage

There is something significant about an estate mineral water from Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, earning a perfect score at an international competition in Montreal, judged blind by some of the most experienced palates in the fine water world.

Carribie is named for the place it comes from — "where emus drink" — and it carries that sense of place in every bottle. To see that character recognised at the highest level of global competition is a proud moment, not just for our estate, but for Australian fine water as a category.

Experience Carribie

Carribie Mineral Water is available now, shipping to all Australian cities. Explore our Vintage Still and Sparkling at carribie.com or reach us at wellness@carribie.com for gastronomy and wholesale enquiries.

From a single protected aquifer. Shaped by place. Scored by the world.