David Lawrason

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Syrah’s 30 Year Rise in Canada

Syrah’s fortunes are linked to our warming climate, but...

Vanessa Vineyard Syrah 2021

Tasting Note:   One of the most powerful syrah's...

Quails’ Gate Boswell Syrah 2022

Tasting Notes – This one of the most expensive...

Painted Rock Estate Syrah 2023

Tasting Note – This is one of the biggest,...

Creekside Unbroken Press Syrah Queenston Road Vineyard 2020

Tasting Note – Creekside is actually making six syrah-based wines, including as of 2025, a delicious lambrusco-like Sparkling Shiraz and an unoaked, juicy red...

Clos du Soleil Winemakers Series Syrah 2022

Tasting Note - This is one of the few B.C. syrahs to make it to retail shelves in Ontario, with a few bottles still...

Black Bank Hill Syrah L’Hirondelle & La Crecerelle 2023

Tasting Note – Two syrahs were released this spring. L’Hirondelle, (the swallow) is designed for easier drinking by co-fermenting with viognier, while La Crecerelle...

1 Mill Road Syrah 2024 Coyote Canyon Vineyard 

Tasting Note - 1 Mill Road went to Washington for this syrah as its B.C. sources were wiped out in winter freeze of January...

Vignoble Camy Chardonnay Hiatella 2024

Tasting Note: Named for the fossilized shells of the Hiatella mollusk of the Champlain Sea era (now nearby Lake Champlain), this is a fairly...

Tantalus Vineyards Blanc de Blancs Brut 2023

Tasting Note: Huge value here, in a very fine 100% chardonnay sparkler that captures a certain lightness of being, charm and elan, yet retains the...