David Lawrason

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Beyond the Pale: The Allure of Canada’s Light Reds 

Canada is making some really great light reds, which...

Unsworth Pinot Noir Saison Vineyard 2023

Tasting Note:  Every once in a while along comes...

Orofino Gamay 2025 

Tasting Note: There is certainly a lot going in...

Last House Vineyard Hillier Rouge Daniel Block Pinot Noir 2024

Tasting Note:  I have come to really enjoy tasting...

Keint-He Winery & Vineyards Cluster Pluck Pinot Noir 2024 

Tasting Note - Wines with amusing, clever or catchy...

Hidden Bench Gamay 2024

Tasting Note: I continue to watch the evolution of...

Black Bank Hill Syrah L’Hirondelle & La Crecerelle 2023

Tasting Note – Two syrahs were released this spring. L’Hirondelle, (the swallow) is designed for easier drinking by co-fermenting with viognier, while La Crecerelle...

1 Mill Road Syrah 2024 Coyote Canyon Vineyard 

Tasting Note - 1 Mill Road went to Washington for this syrah as its B.C. sources were wiped out in winter freeze of January...

Vignoble Camy Chardonnay Hiatella 2024

Tasting Note: Named for the fossilized shells of the Hiatella mollusk of the Champlain Sea era (now nearby Lake Champlain), this is a fairly...

Tantalus Vineyards Blanc de Blancs Brut 2023

Tasting Note: Huge value here, in a very fine 100% chardonnay sparkler that captures a certain lightness of being, charm and elan, yet retains the...

Stonebridge Blanc de Blancs Brut 2021

Tasting Note:  This is a lovely, balanced and delicious 100% chardonnay blanc de blancs. It is showing some maturity with lemon-gold colour. The nose...

Stratus Chardonnay Amphora 2023

Tasting Note - There is a lovely sense of the genteel yet rich at the same time. Lovely, refined texture! Is it the amphora...