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...

Poplar Grove Pinot Gris 2025

Tasting Note I tasted the new vintage of one of B.C.’s most popular white wines at the SIPToronto trade event, where it was poured...

Quails’ Gate Chenin Blanc 2025

Tasting Note It is good to see this signature white back and healthy in the 2025 vintage. The winter damage of 2024 froze out...

Rosehall Run Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Tasting Note The County was originally not considered to be sauvignon ground, as this variety doesn’t love cold winters. But this bottling, and one...

1 Mill Road 2025 Pinot Noir Rosé

Tasting Note This is a profound pinot noir rosé. Aromas jump from the glass —strawberry/redcurrant, fine fresh herbs leaning to evergreen, saffron and spice,...

Sprucewood Shores Abbey’s Baco Noir Hawks Flight Reserve 2025

Tasting Note I came upon this huge, luminous, deep purple-ruby fruit bomb at the new SIPToronto trade event. A famous American wine writer liked...

Stratus Red 2022

Tasting Note I have been reviewing Stratus Red since its first vintage in 2001, its longevity making it one of the original premium red...