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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Blason De Bourgogne Chardonnay Mâcon Villages 2014, Ac Bottle Blason De Bourgogne Chardonnay Mâcon Villages 2014, Ac
Burgundy, France

Review added: December 19, 2015
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$16.15 None
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Bailly Lapierre Saint Bris Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Ac Bottle Bailly Lapierre Saint Bris Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Ac
Burgundy, France
424655
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Delas Domaine Des Genêts Vacqueyras 2013 Bottle Delas Domaine Des Genêts Vacqueyras 2013
Loire, France

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$24.15 None
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Vento Di Mare Pinot Grigio 2014, Igt Terre Si Bottle Vento Di Mare Pinot Grigio 2014, Igt Terre Si
Sicily, Italy

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$8.90 None
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Dourosa 2013, Doc Douro Bottle Dourosa 2013, Doc Douro
Douro, Portugal
146233
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Château Cambon Beaujolais 2014 Bottle Château Cambon Beaujolais 2014
Beaujolais, France

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$23.15 None
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Cliffhanger Riesling Mosel 2013 Bottle Cliffhanger Riesling Mosel 2013
Mosel, Germany

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$18.20 None
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Relax Riesling 2014 Bottle Relax Riesling 2014
Germany
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Banfi San Angelo 2014 Bottle Banfi San Angelo 2014
Tuscany, Italy

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Jean Louis Schoepfer Gewurztraminer 2014 Bottle Jean Louis Schoepfer Gewurztraminer 2014
Alsace, France

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