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.

Twitter: @billzacharkiw

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Cosme Palacio Y Hermanos 2012 Bottle Cosme Palacio Y Hermanos 2012
Rioja, Spain

Review added: December 19, 2015
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$17.50 None
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Rioja Vega 2013 Bottle Rioja Vega 2013
Rioja, Spain
Agent
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$15.95 Shopping_bag
Château Fillon Cuvée Première Bordeaux 2010, Bordeaux Supérieur Bottle Château Fillon Cuvée Première Bordeaux 2010, Bordeaux Supérieur
Bordeaux, France

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$15.90 None
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Soli Pinot Noir 2013, Thracian Valley Bottle Soli Pinot Noir 2013, Thracian Valley
Bulgaria, World

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$14.20 None
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Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico 2012, Docg Bottle Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico 2012, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
176776
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$21.95 None
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Charles Gardet Prestige Rosé De Saignée 2006 Bottle Charles Gardet Prestige Rosé De Saignée 2006
Champagne, France

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$79.00 None
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Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2014, Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay Bottle Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2014, Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay
California, Usa
175430
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$19.95 None
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El Bonhomme Blanco 2014 Bottle El Bonhomme Blanco 2014
Spain

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$19.15 None
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Rioja Vega Tempranillo Blanco 2013 Bottle Rioja Vega Tempranillo Blanco 2013
Rioja, Spain

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$22.65 None
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Marnay Sorelles Pouilly Fuissé Les Souvelles 2013 Bottle Marnay Sorelles Pouilly Fuissé Les Souvelles 2013
Burgundy, France

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