David Lawrason

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Syrah’s 30 Year Rise in Canada

Syrah’s fortunes are linked to our warming climate, but...

Vanessa Vineyard Syrah 2021

Tasting Note:   One of the most powerful syrah's...

Quails’ Gate Boswell Syrah 2022

Tasting Notes – This one of the most expensive...

Painted Rock Estate Syrah 2023

Tasting Note – This is one of the biggest,...

Malivoire Genova Gamay 2024

Tasting Note: Malivoire is a standard-bearer for Niagara gamay, now making six versions in its Gamay Showcase series. This struck me with its cooler...

2026 Vol. 3

Canadian Wine Library RevivedThe Canadian Wine Library is back in business within the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) at Brock University in...

Blue Mountain of Okanagan Falls

Over the years I have been asked countless times for my opinion on which is Canada’s best winery. The answer has been Blue Mountain....

Blue Mountain Wild Terrain Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note This is the most fulsome and richly fruited of the single block pinots. The nose is quite generous and immediate, with ripe...

Blue Mountain Gravel Force Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note This is quite powerful, rigorous pinot noir. The nose is generous and ripe with more black cherry, lots of sage/evergreen, toast, hot...

Blue Mountain River Flow Cuvee Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note This is “lightest,” most refined and almost ethereal of the three single vineyard pinots. It shows very lifted, nicely ripe raspberry/wild strawberry/...