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...
Stone Eagle Eagle Eye 2022
Tasting Note This wine opened eyes and drew breaths when poured by winemaker Adam Pearce at the Saturday night Grand Finale. Made very much...
Bachelder Wismer Wingfield Chardonnay 2023
Tasting Note One of my favourite wines of 2025 was generously donated to the Grand Finale Event at the Canadian Culinary Championship. I ranked...
The Long Way Home Chardonnay 2023
This very textural, complex and intriguing chardonnay took top spot at the Toronto Kitchen Party in November 2025, earning a berth in the Canadian...
Closson Chase Churchside Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
Tasting Note I have spent a lot of time with this lovely, lively pinot noir, a wine that combines both energy and elegance. It...
Best of the Canadian Culinary Championship 2026
With late January temperatures in downtown Ottawa stuck at a raw –25C, the grand interior of the Rogers Convention Centre glittered and glowed as...
Rosehall Run Tempranillo 2024, Prince Edward County, Ontario
Tasting NoteIt doesn’t get much more obscure than finding the Spanish tempranillo grape bottled as a single variety in Prince Edward County. But it...
