David Lawrason

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Brassy Late Summer Whites

Brassy is an attitude, and a colour. Our selections...

Terravista Vineyards Verdejo 2025

Tasting Note - Verdejo is an important white variety...

Skimmerhorn Gewurztraminer 2025

Tasting Note – I visited Skimmerhorn and neighbour Baillie-Grohman...

Rust Gewurztraminer South Rock Vineyard 2025

Tasting Note - Canada’s best gewurztraminer?  Gets my vote...

Quails’ Gate Estate Winery Richard’s Block Pinot Noir 2022

Tasting Note: This pinot hits a different dimension of flavour and weight than most in BC, thanks precisely to it origin in a block...

1 Mill Road Home Block Pinot Noir 2023 

Tasting Note: It was a hotter, earlier harvested vintage in the Okanagan, resulting in a quite powerful, well structured (13.5% abv) and age-worthy pinot...

Alderlea Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve 2022

Tasting Note: The quality and consistency of Island pinot noirs I encountered during a visit in June was a revelation. This solid example is...

Ten Exciting Pinot Noirs Coast to Coast

Pinot noir is literally Canada’s red grape – growing from sea to sea. More specifically it is working in the Annapolis Valley of Nova...