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,...
Mayhem Gill Estate Vineyard Syrah 2025
Tasting Note - I tasted this during the National...
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...
