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...
En Terre Cinsault Rose 2025
Tasting Note Cinsault is a staple of red varieties used to make rose in Mediterranean Europe and this, surprisingly, captures its essence. It is...
Dobbin Estate Pinot Noir 2022
Tasting Note This is the debut pinot noir from Dobbin Estate. It’s a well-crafted, complete and complex example that still, however, shows the tenderness,...
Dobbin Estate Blanc de Blancs Brut NV,
Tasting Note A new Canadian sparkling star is born with this debut release of Dobbin Blanc de Blancs. It is rendered by Peter Gamble,...
New Spring Releases with First Looks at the 2025s
With bud break underway across the country, a new viticultural season has begun. So, too, has the new commercial season, with the bottling lines...
Poplar Grove Pinot Gris 2025
Tasting Note I tasted the new vintage of one of B.C.’s most popular white wines at the SIPToronto trade event, where it was poured...
Quails’ Gate Chenin Blanc 2025
Tasting Note It is good to see this signature white back and healthy in the 2025 vintage. The winter damage of 2024 froze out...
