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...
Cave Spring CSV Riesling 2023
Tasting Note This is a serious white wine, an observation that suggests it is something other than varietal riesling, or at least something beyond...
2026 Vol. 5
May Day! The State of Direct-to-Consumer Shipping of Canadian Wine, Province by Province.I had hoped almost a year ago in July 2025 that come...
New Spring Releases Part 2
There are so many interesting and exciting new wines hitting the market at this time of year that I decided to double up on...
Stonebridge Viognier Stonebridge Vineyard 2023
Tasting Note Some like their viognier blowsy fragrant and lush; others like a slimmer, juicier version. This slips into the middle ground, tilting to...
Phantom Creek Pinot Gris 2023
Tasting Note Pinot Gris is, of course, widely grown in B.C., with most versions aiming somewhere between a light, crisp Italian grigio style and...
Osoyoos-Larose Petales 2022
Tasting Note This is a merlot-dominated blend of Bordeaux varieties, from younger vines on the east-facing 80-acre site overlooking Osoyoos Lake. It shows a...
