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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Muscedere Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2013, VQA Lake Erie North Shore Bottle Muscedere Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2013, VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Ontario, Canada
334144
Review added: January 16, 2016
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$14.75 None
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Muscedere Vineyards Baco Noir Reserve 2011, VQA Lake Erie North Shore Bottle Muscedere Vineyards Baco Noir Reserve 2011, VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Ontario, Canada

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Muscedere Vineyards Merlot Reserve 2012, Lake Erie North Shore Bottle
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Muscedere Vineyards Merlot Reserve 2012, Lake Erie North Shore
Ontario, Canada
6253
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Domaine Fougeray De Beauclair Côte De Nuits Villages 2013, Côte De Nuits Villages Bottle Domaine Fougeray De Beauclair Côte De Nuits Villages 2013, Côte De Nuits Villages
Burgundy, France

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$38.25 None
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Château Mont Redon Lirac Blanc 2014 Bottle Château Mont Redon Lirac Blanc 2014
Rhône, France

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$23.05 None
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Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec 2014 Bottle Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec 2014
Loire, France

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$27.10 None
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Domaine Laurent Martray Brouilly Vieilles Vignes 2014 Bottle Domaine Laurent Martray Brouilly Vieilles Vignes 2014
Beaujolais, France

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Domaine Mardon Quincy 2014 Bottle Domaine Mardon Quincy 2014
Loire, France

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$24.15 None
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Ken Forrester Petit Chenin Blanc 2015 Bottle Ken Forrester Petit Chenin Blanc 2015
South Africa

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Château Des Laurets 2012, Puisseguin Saint émilion Bottle Château Des Laurets 2012, Puisseguin Saint émilion
Bordeaux, France

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