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...

King + Victoria Hanck Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Tasting Note This lively, youthful and quite ripe sauvignon shows more flavour intensity and depth than expected, likely due to the 19-year-old vines. The...

The Grange of Prince Edward Winery Sauvignon Blanc Newfield Block 2025

Tasting Note This fine, bristling and stony sauvignon transported me to Sancerre in France’s Loire Valley at first sip. There is an evenness, delicacy...

En Terre Cinsault Rose 2025

Tasting Note Cinsault is a staple of red varieties used to make rose in Mediterranean Europe and this, surprisingly, captures its essence. It is...

Dobbin Estate Pinot Noir 2022

Tasting Note This is the debut pinot noir from Dobbin Estate. It’s a well-crafted, complete and complex example that still, however, shows the tenderness,...

Dobbin Estate Blanc de Blancs Brut NV,

Tasting Note A new Canadian sparkling star is born with this debut release of Dobbin Blanc de Blancs. It is rendered by Peter Gamble,...

New Spring Releases with First Looks at the 2025s

With bud break underway across the country, a new viticultural season has begun. So, too, has the new commercial season, with the bottling lines...