David Lawrason
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Thirty Bench Wines Small Lot Wild Cask Vineyard Riesling 2021
Tasting Note My personal favourite of the four Small...
Tawse Carly’s Block Riesling 2024
Tasting Note I have scored every vintage of Carly’s...
Tantalus Winery Old Vines Riesling 2023
Tasting Note This, to me, is the signature wine...
Synchromesh Wines Storm Haven Goldigger Riesling 2023
Tasting Note This 2023 is no longer showing on...
Joie Farm Winey Riesling Whitfield Vineyard Riesling 2024
Tasting Note This is from a cooler, east-facing Summerland...
Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Riesling 2020
Tasting Note The Beamsville Bench is known for a...
The Grange of Prince Edward Victoria Block Chardonnay 2024
Tasting Note This is the second season for the refurbished Grange of Prince Edward under winemaker Jonas Newman. This wine pours with more colour...
Last House Vineyard Hillier Blanc Block 130 Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
Tasting Note This pours fairly deep lemon yellow/brass. The nose is both piquant and rich, led by some brine and flint but with considerable...
Prince Edward County’s Classic Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays
It might seem premature to use the term “classic” in reference to Prince Edward County, one of the newest wine regions in the world....
Norman Hardie Winery & Vineyard Cuvée L Pinot Noir 2022
Tasting Note Encountered twice, and lifting the roof off both times, this ranks in my top three most memorable Canadian pinots in 2025. It...
Closson Chase South Clos Chardonnay 2023
Tasting Note From south facing 24-year-old vines, this shows lovely richness, fruit concentration and depth. Whereas the neighbouring, younger-vine, hilltop Churchside (an obvious comparison)...
Hinterland Wine Company 2021 Brut Rosé
Tasting Note This is a lovely, calm and so well-balanced rose sparkler — what I am looking for emotionally from the genre. Not power...
