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...