David Lawrason
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Beyond the Pale: The Allure of Canada’s Light Reds
Canada is making some really great light reds, which...
Unsworth Pinot Noir Saison Vineyard 2023
Tasting Note: Every once in a while along comes...
Orofino Gamay 2025
Tasting Note: There is certainly a lot going in...
Last House Vineyard Hillier Rouge Daniel Block Pinot Noir 2024
Tasting Note: I have come to really enjoy tasting...
Keint-He Winery & Vineyards Cluster Pluck Pinot Noir 2024
Tasting Note - Wines with amusing, clever or catchy...
Hidden Bench Gamay 2024
Tasting Note: I continue to watch the evolution of...
Syrah’s 30 Year Rise in Canada
Syrah’s fortunes are linked to our warming climate, but as we all know climate change is not all about warming. It is also about...
Vanessa Vineyard Syrah 2021
Tasting Note: One of the most powerful syrah's in Canada, this is a big, quite mineral and tannic example with excellent concentration. Fans...
Quails’ Gate Boswell Syrah 2022
Tasting Notes – This one of the most expensive syrahs in Canada, and a wine I have always held in high esteem. But this...
Painted Rock Estate Syrah 2023
Tasting Note – This is one of the biggest, sturdiest Canadian syrahs I have ever tasted. It will have its fans and is well...
Mayhem Gill Estate Vineyard Syrah 2025
Tasting Note - I tasted this during the National Wine Awards, although not blind as the judges did. But wow – same very impressive...
Le Vieux Pin Cuvee Classique Syrah 2024
Tasting Note - Replacing local fruit lost in the freeze of January 2024, this was sourced from a vineyard in the Red Mountain region...
