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...
A Eclectic Selection of New Releases with Some Value Selections Under $40
Not every post at Canada’s Best Wines will delve into a wine style, grape, region or winery. About one-third of the posts you receive...
Blomidon Cuvée L’Acadie Brut
Tasting Note There is terrific tension and poise here, with immediate fruit. No wonder it earned a gold at the Nationals. Very lifted aromas...
Black Bank Hill Liberte 2023
Tasting Note This is a southern Rhone–inspired blend of viognier, marsanne and roussanne, varieties rare in Niagara. So, this is quite an accomplishment from...
Last House Vineyard Hillier Rouge Hommage à James Lahti Pinot Noir 2024
Tasting Note For starters, this is a real youngster, with a certain fruity innocence. Yet it is also a typically light, tender and precision-balanced...
Trail Estate Chardonnay Nord 2023
Tasting Note: The WineAlign Crü recently tasted several small lot, single block pinots and chardonnays from Trail Estate that were released in March 2026....
Muscedere Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Tasting Note Canada in general is not cabernet sauvignon country. But a very good vintage in Canada’s most southerly appellation (42 degrees) has delivered...
