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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Gray Monk Latitude 50 White 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Gray Monk Latitude 50 White 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5075
Review added: October 03, 2015
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Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages 2013 Bottle
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Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages 2013
Beaujolais, France
122077
Review added: October 03, 2015
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$12.95 None
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50th Parallel Pinot Noir Rosé 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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50th Parallel Pinot Noir Rosé 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5553
Review added: October 03, 2015
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$18.00 Shopping_bag
50th Parallel Pinot Noir 2013, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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50th Parallel Pinot Noir 2013, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5546
Review added: October 03, 2015
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Laroche Viognier De La Chevaliere 2013, Pays D' Oc Bottle
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Laroche Viognier De La Chevaliere 2013, Pays D' Oc
Languedoc, France
377622
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$12.70 None
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Trivento Fairtrade Malbec 2014 Bottle
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Trivento Fairtrade Malbec 2014
Argentina
160994
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Gemtree Wines Gemstone Merlot 2014 Bottle
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Gemtree Wines Gemstone Merlot 2014
South Australia, Australia
6631
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$17.95 None
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Domodimonti Picens 2012, Marche Bottle Domodimonti Picens 2012, Marche
Italy
6623
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$24.45 None
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Bolla Creso Verona Rosso 2011 Bottle Bolla Creso Verona Rosso 2011
Veneto, Italy
437020
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Wolf Blass Gold Label Pinot Noir 2013, Adelaide Hills Bottle Wolf Blass Gold Label Pinot Noir 2013, Adelaide Hills
South Australia, Australia
6513
Review added: October 03, 2015
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