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,...

Tawse David’s Block Cabernet Franc, 2022 Twenty Mile Bench

Tasting Note This pours brilliant ruby and deep — almost shockingly deep — ruby. The nose is a beautiful thing and textbook franc, with...

Tawse Quarry Road Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note Quarry Road does it again — and easily offers the best value in the Tawse pinot lineup. Such an elegant, even and...

Tawse Cherry Avenue Pinot Noir 2023

Tawse considers Cherry Ave pinot to be the flagship of its pinot series. It strikes me as being a very typical Niagara version, with...

Tawse Pinot Noir Tintern Road Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting Note From a site atop the Niagara Escarpment, this is the most structured and age-worthy of the three Tawse single-vineyard pinots. It is...

Tawse Winery Limestone Ridge Riesling 2024

Tasting Note This site lying just north of the Vinemount Ridge appellation boundary is famed for producing zesty high-acid wines, and the grapes are...

Tawse Winery Quarry Road Riesling 2023

Tasting Note I am very keen on 2023 Niagara rieslings. Please see the May 2026 post on Canada’s Serious Rieslings. This is an exciting...