David Lawrason

David Lawrason
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There is no right or wrong about what wines you like, or how you enjoy them. But a critic should not reflect personal preferences. Helpful criticism is about knowing quality, rating it objectively and describing any wine based on tasting thousands of wines of all types. I have been doing that since 1986 for the Globe and Mail, Wine Access, Toronto Life and now WineAlign, the best vehicle yet created for comprehensive, democratic wine reviewing. I define quality as pure, balanced and generous expression of origin and winemaking intent - and I have met winemakers with both noble and crassly commercial intent. Price usually does reflect quality, but price should not be factored into ratings. What I can afford , or you can afford, has nothing to do with what the price should be. And finding and recommending the best value wines - at any price - is my mandate and my great pleasure. With WineAlign your chances of finding pleasure in very good wine at the price you can afford just got a whole lot better.

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Jacquart Brut Mosaïque, Champagne Bottle Jacquart Brut Mosaïque, Champagne
France
664672
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$47.95 None
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Zonte's Footstep The Love Symbol Savagnin 2010, Langhorne Creek, South Australia Bottle Zonte's Footstep The Love Symbol Savagnin 2010, Langhorne Creek, South Australia
South Australia, Australia
333237
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$16.95 None
(0)V
Yalumba The Y Series Viognier 2012, South Australia Bottle Yalumba The Y Series Viognier 2012, South Australia
South Australia, Australia

Review added: August 10, 2013
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$17.25 None
(0)
Fowles Stone Dwellers Chardonnay 2011, Strathbogie Ranges, Victoria Bottle Fowles Stone Dwellers Chardonnay 2011, Strathbogie Ranges, Victoria
Victoria, Australia
336958
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$19.95 None
(0)V
D'arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier/Marsanne 2011, Mclaren Vale, South Australia Bottle D'arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier/Marsanne 2011, Mclaren Vale, South Australia
South Australia, Australia
662775
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$19.95 None
(0)V
Argiolas Perdera 2010, Doc Monica Di Sardegna Bottle Argiolas Perdera 2010, Doc Monica Di Sardegna
Sardinia, Italy
297556
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$15.25 None
(0)V
Taurino Riserva Salice Salentino 2009 Bottle Taurino Riserva Salice Salentino 2009
Puglia, Italy

Review added: August 10, 2013
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$16.50 None
(0)
Tenute Girolamo Aglianico Capo Di Gallo 2011, Igp Puglia Bottle Tenute Girolamo Aglianico Capo Di Gallo 2011, Igp Puglia
Puglia, Italy
268367
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$18.95 None
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Apollonio Terragnolo Primitivo 2007, Igt Salento Rosso Bottle Apollonio Terragnolo Primitivo 2007, Igt Salento Rosso
Puglia, Italy
211813
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$18.95 None
(0)V
Villa Raiano Taurasi 2008, Docg Bottle Villa Raiano Taurasi 2008, Docg
Campania, Italy
344234
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$23.95 None
(0)V
Ippolito 1845 Liber Pater Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore 2010, Doc Bottle Ippolito 1845 Liber Pater Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore 2010, Doc
Calabria, Italy
121061
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$14.95 None
(0)V
Ippolito 1845 Calabrise Rosso 2011, Igt Calabria Bottle Ippolito 1845 Calabrise Rosso 2011, Igt Calabria
Calabria, Italy
338970
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$18.25 None
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Mezzacorona Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva 2009, Doc Bottle Mezzacorona Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva 2009, Doc
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
732222
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$15.95 None
(0)V
Di Giovanna Grillo 2011, Igp Terre Siciliane Bottle Di Giovanna Grillo 2011, Igp Terre Siciliane
Sicily, Italy
343053
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$16.95 None
(0)V
Fazio Levantio Insolia 2011, Doc Erice Bottle Fazio Levantio Insolia 2011, Doc Erice
Sicily, Italy
339119
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$13.75 None
(0)V
Bastianich Adriatico Friulano 2011, Doc Colli Orientali Del Friuli Bottle Bastianich Adriatico Friulano 2011, Doc Colli Orientali Del Friuli
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
277467
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$19.95 None
(0)V
Terredora Loggia Della Serra Greco Di Tufo 2011, Docg Bottle Terredora Loggia Della Serra Greco Di Tufo 2011, Docg
Campania, Italy
983197
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$19.95 None
(0)V
Villa Mora Montefalco Sagrantino 2006, Docg, Unfiltered Bottle Villa Mora Montefalco Sagrantino 2006, Docg, Unfiltered
Umbria, Italy
342394
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$25.95 None
(0)V
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2011, South Australia Bottle Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2011, South Australia
Australia
285544
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$17.95 None
(0)G
Sterling Vintners Collection Pinot Noir 2011, Central Coast, California Bottle Sterling Vintners Collection Pinot Noir 2011, Central Coast, California
California, Usa
226571
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$16.00 None
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Seaglass Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Santa Barbara County, California Bottle Seaglass Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Santa Barbara County, California
California, Usa
173575
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$10.95 None
(0)A
Ruffino Aziano Chianti Classico 2010, Tuscany Bottle Ruffino Aziano Chianti Classico 2010, Tuscany
Tuscany, Italy
307025
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$17.95 None
(0)G
Ruffino Il Ducale 2009, Tuscany Bottle Ruffino Il Ducale 2009, Tuscany
Tuscany, Italy
27797
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$19.25 None
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Batasiolo Barolo 2008, Piedmont, Italy Bottle Batasiolo Barolo 2008, Piedmont, Italy
Piedmont, Italy
178541
Review added: August 10, 2013
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$29.95 None
(0)G
Sue Ann Staff Merlot 2010, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Sue Ann Staff Merlot 2010, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
358416
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$16.25 None
(0)V
13th Street Cuvee Rosé Brut, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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13th Street Cuvee Rosé Brut, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
147504
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$32.95 High
(1000+)E
Konzelmann Gewürztraminer 2011 Bottle
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Konzelmann Gewürztraminer 2011
Ontario, Canada
392357
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$15.95 None
(0)W
Cattail Creek Riesling 2012, Niagara Peninsula Bottle Cattail Creek Riesling 2012, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
241547
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$6.70 None
(0)W
Bachelder Niagara Chardonnay 2011, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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Bachelder Niagara Chardonnay 2011, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
302083
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$24.95 None
(0)V
Flat Rock Good Kharma Chardonnay 2010, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula Bottle Flat Rock Good Kharma Chardonnay 2010, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
356873
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$16.95 None
(0)V
Wayne Gretzky Pinot Grigio 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Wayne Gretzky Pinot Grigio 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
326256
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$14.95 None
(0)G
Megalomaniac Local Squeeze 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Megalomaniac Local Squeeze 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
357418
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$13.95 None
(0)G
Pondview Harmony White 2012, Four Mile Creek VQA Bottle Pondview Harmony White 2012, Four Mile Creek VQA
Ontario, Canada
308718
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$14.95 None
(0)G
Small Talk Burning Ambition White 2010, VQA Niagara On The Lake, Niagara Peninsula Bottle Small Talk Burning Ambition White 2010, VQA Niagara On The Lake, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
310433
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$14.95 None
(0)G
Pillitteri Pic'd White 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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Pillitteri Pic'd White 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
WA-46561
Review added: August 08, 2013
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$13.00 Shopping_bag
Georges Vigouroux Pigmentum Malbec 2011, Ac Cahors Bottle Georges Vigouroux Pigmentum Malbec 2011, Ac Cahors
Southwest, France
255182
Review added: August 05, 2013
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$12.15 None
(0)A
Vidal Fleury Côtes Du Rhône 2011 Bottle Vidal Fleury Côtes Du Rhône 2011
Rhône, France
263897
Review added: August 05, 2013
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$12.90 None
(0)G
La Vieille Ferme Côtes Du Ventoux Red 2011, Rhône Valley Bottle La Vieille Ferme Côtes Du Ventoux Red 2011, Rhône Valley
Rhône, France
263640
Review added: August 05, 2013
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$12.45 None
(0)G
Casillero Del Diablo Reserva Carmenère 2012 Bottle
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Casillero Del Diablo Reserva Carmenère 2012
Chile
620666
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$14.00 None
(0)G
Casillero Del Diablo Malbec 2012 Bottle Casillero Del Diablo Malbec 2012
Chile
94060
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$14.00 None
(0)G
Casillero Del Diablo Malbec 2011 Bottle Casillero Del Diablo Malbec 2011
Chile
94060
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$14.00 None
(0)G
Trumpeter Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Mendoza Bottle Trumpeter Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Mendoza
Argentina
218842
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$12.95 None
(0)G
Domaine Bousquet Malbec 2012, Tupungato Bottle Domaine Bousquet Malbec 2012, Tupungato
Mendoza, Argentina
160952
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$12.90 None
(0)G
Finca Flichman Misterio Malbec 2012, Mendoza Bottle Finca Flichman Misterio Malbec 2012, Mendoza
Argentina
28803
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$8.95 None
(0)G
Cono Sur Bicicleta Viognier 2012, Chile Bottle
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Cono Sur Bicicleta Viognier 2012, Chile
Colchagua Valley, Chile
64287
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$9.95 None
(0)G
Santa Carolina Chardonnay Reserva 2011, Casablanca Valley Bottle Santa Carolina Chardonnay Reserva 2011, Casablanca Valley
Casablanca Valley, Chile
304022
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$11.95 None
(0)G
Bodega François Lurton Pinot Grigio 2012, Uco Valley Bottle Bodega François Lurton Pinot Grigio 2012, Uco Valley
Mendoza, Argentina
556746
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$12.95 None
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Errazuriz Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Aconcagua Valley Bottle Errazuriz Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Aconcagua Valley
Aconcagua Valley, Chile
263574
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$12.95 None
(0)G
Nuevo Mondo Sauvignon Blanc Organic 2012, Maipo Valley Bottle Nuevo Mondo Sauvignon Blanc Organic 2012, Maipo Valley
Maipo Valley, Chile
Agent
Review added: August 04, 2013
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$9.95 Shopping_bag
Errazuriz Estate Pinot Noir 2012, Aconcagua Valley Bottle Errazuriz Estate Pinot Noir 2012, Aconcagua Valley
Chile
226696
Review added: August 03, 2013
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$14.00 None
(0)G
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