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,...

Stonebridge Blanc de Blancs Brut 2021

Tasting Note:  This is a lovely, balanced and delicious 100% chardonnay blanc de blancs. It is showing some maturity with lemon-gold colour. The nose...

Stratus Chardonnay Amphora 2023

Tasting Note - There is a lovely sense of the genteel yet rich at the same time. Lovely, refined texture! Is it the amphora...

Quails’ Gate Winery Rosemary’s Block Chardonnay 2023

Tasting Note - Old vine Rosemary's Block is the top tier chardonnay from Quails’s Gate and consistently ranked as one of Canada's best chardonnays....

Leaning Post Wines Chardonnay Grimsby Hillside Vineyard 2022

Tasting Note:  This vineyard continues to produce some of the finest chardonnays in Niagara. I have tasted this vintage three times, most definitively in...

Hidden Bench Estate Winery Chardonnay Tete de Cuvee 2022

Tasting Note:  This is the top barrel selection from Hidden Bench, and a wine that I have always found beguiling and so sophisticated. The...

The Grange of Prince Edward Aurelia Chardonnay 2023

Tasting Note - I have tasted this top-end chardonnay from the refurbished Grange several times since it was released in December 2024, most recently...