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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Creekside Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Creekside Estate Vineyard 2013, Creek Shores Bottle
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Creekside Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Creekside Estate Vineyard 2013, Creek Shores
Ontario, Canada
53371
Review added: September 29, 2015
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$21.25 None
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Equis Equinoxe Crozes Hermitage 2013 Bottle Equis Equinoxe Crozes Hermitage 2013
Rhône, France

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$25.05 None
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Château Thébaud Château De L’aulnaye 2009 Bottle Château Thébaud Château De L’aulnaye 2009
Loire, France

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$24.55 None
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Adegas Guimaro Finca Meixeman 2012 Bottle Adegas Guimaro Finca Meixeman 2012
Spain

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$32.00 None
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Cune Gran Reserva 2009, Doca Rioja Bottle Cune Gran Reserva 2009, Doca Rioja
Rioja, Spain
393553
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$28.95 None
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Domaine Rijckaert Mâcon Villages 2013 Bottle Domaine Rijckaert Mâcon Villages 2013
Burgundy, France

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$26.25 None
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Domaine De La Pinte Poulsard De L'ami Karl 2012 Bottle Domaine De La Pinte Poulsard De L'ami Karl 2012
Jura, France

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$26.50 None
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Weingut Geyerhof Rosensteig Grüner Veltliner 2012, Dac Bottle Weingut Geyerhof Rosensteig Grüner Veltliner 2012, Dac
Kremstal, Austria

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Triennes Viognier Sainte Fleur 2013 Bottle Triennes Viognier Sainte Fleur 2013
Provence, France

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Clos Bellane Valréas Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2011 Bottle Clos Bellane Valréas Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2011
Rhône, France

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