Bill Zacharkiw

Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill began his wine journey at the age of 23, when he opened his own restaurant in downtown Montreal, Quebec. At 33, he became head sommelier at one of Quebec’s top restaurants, the Relais & Chateau L’eau a la Bouche, where he honed his skills as one of the province’s authorities on pairing food and wine.

He writing career began in 2004 with the The Caveman’s Wine Blog, one of the internet’s first. Bill quickly garnered a reputation for his irreverent take on the wine world, his staunch defence of “authentic” wines, his distaste for snobbism, and his willingness to take on the industry’s most sacred cows. Caveman was cited by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five most interesting wine reads on the internet.

Now in his forties, Bill has gone from on-line to ink and for the last 5 years has been the weekly wine writer for the Montreal Gazette. His articles are carried across Canada via National Post.com and other newspapers, making him one of Canada’s most widely read wine writers. He has judged international wine competitions in Canada, Chile and New Zealand where he is known as the critic who prefers to taste barefoot.

Over his 25 years in the wine industry, Bill has garnered a reputation for his irreverent take on the wine world. Whether in writing, on his weekly radio spot on CHOM FM, working the restaurant floor, or in his many speaking engagements, Bill has not strayed from his ideological roots- that wine can be talked about in “real speak,” that wine was meant to be drunk and not idealized, and that no matter how big they may be, every sacred cow should be questioned as to whether or not it should be turned into hamburger.

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Les Mines Grand Clos 2012 Bottle Les Mines Grand Clos 2012
Priorat, Spain

Review added: May 20, 2016
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$22.30 None
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Château Bonnet Saint Amour Vielles Vignes 2014 Bottle Château Bonnet Saint Amour Vielles Vignes 2014
Beaujolais, France

Review added: May 20, 2016
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$22.20 None
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Château Picourneau Haut Médoc 2010 Bottle Château Picourneau Haut Médoc 2010
Bordeaux, France

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$19.75 None
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Le Rabault Joseph Mellot Sancerre Rosé 2015 Bottle Le Rabault Joseph Mellot Sancerre Rosé 2015
Loire, France

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$26.50 None
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Domaine Baud Cuvée Flor Côtes Du Jura 2014 Bottle Domaine Baud Cuvée Flor Côtes Du Jura 2014
Jura, France

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$21.00 None
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Bianco Di Morgante 2014, Italy Bottle Bianco Di Morgante 2014, Italy
Sicily, Italy

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$18.85 None
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Jacques Perromat Graves Chevalier D'armajan 2014 Bottle Jacques Perromat Graves Chevalier D'armajan 2014
Bordeaux, France

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$20.05 None
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Sangiovese Grosso Braccale Morellino Di Scansano 2011 Bottle Sangiovese Grosso Braccale Morellino Di Scansano 2011
Tuscany, Italy

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Château De Fontenille 2015, Entre Deux Mers Bottle Château De Fontenille 2015, Entre Deux Mers
Bordeaux, France

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Bodegas Balbas Ardal Reserva Ribera Del Duero 2010 Bottle Bodegas Balbas Ardal Reserva Ribera Del Duero 2010
Ribera Del Duero, Spain

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