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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Regali La Lus Albarossa 2012, Doc Monferrato Rosso Bottle Regali La Lus Albarossa 2012, Doc Monferrato Rosso
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: January 16, 2016
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$24.40 None
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Château Haut Selve 2010, Ac Graves Bottle Château Haut Selve 2010, Ac Graves
Bordeaux, France
738120
Review added: January 09, 2016
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$24.95 None
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Château La Croix Des Moines 2012, Lalande De Pomerol Bottle Château La Croix Des Moines 2012, Lalande De Pomerol
Bordeaux, France

Review added: January 09, 2016
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$28.25 None
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Château Haute Nauve 2011, Saint Emilion Grand Cru Bottle Château Haute Nauve 2011, Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Bordeaux, France

Review added: January 09, 2016
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$27.95 None
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La Fleur Anne 2012, Ac Saint émilion Bottle La Fleur Anne 2012, Ac Saint émilion
Bordeaux, France

Review added: January 09, 2016
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$20.50 None
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Château Suau Bottle Château Suau
Bordeaux, France

Review added: January 09, 2016
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$18.35 None
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Château De L'abbaye 2010, Haut Medoc Bottle Château De L'abbaye 2010, Haut Medoc
Bordeaux, France

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$20.00 None
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Château Tour St. Joseph 2010, Ac Haut Médoc Bottle Château Tour St. Joseph 2010, Ac Haut Médoc
Bordeaux, France

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La Mascota Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Cruz De Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza Bottle La Mascota Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Cruz De Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
292110
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Château Bujan 2012, Côtes De Bourg Bottle Château Bujan 2012, Côtes De Bourg
Bordeaux, France

Review added: January 07, 2016
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$22.90 None
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