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...

Fort Berens Riesling Reserve Wild Ferment Riesling 2023

Tasting Note This is a solid, barely off-dry riesling — a classic actually, wherein the natural acidity of this far north appellation plays nicely...

Cave Spring Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2023

Tasting Note  For context, I tasted this amid the current range of Cave Spring’s cab francs, and it stood out. It is such a...

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...