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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Bachelder Chardonnay Mineralité 2012 Bottle Bachelder Chardonnay Mineralité 2012
Ontario, Canada

Review added: September 29, 2015
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$23.30 None
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13th Street Gamay Noir 2013, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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13th Street Gamay Noir 2013, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
177824
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$19.95 None
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Pasqua Rosso Veneto 2013 Bottle Pasqua Rosso Veneto 2013
Veneto, Italy

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$11.55 None
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Yarden Chardonnay 2012, Galilée Bottle Yarden Chardonnay 2012, Galilée
Israel, World

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$27.45 None
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Yarden Syrah 2010, Golan Heights Bottle Yarden Syrah 2010, Golan Heights
Israel, World

Review added: September 28, 2015
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$36.50 None
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Tami Frappato 2014 Bottle Tami Frappato 2014
Sicily, Italy

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$19.60 None
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Hermon Mount Hermon 2014, Galilee Bottle Hermon Mount Hermon 2014, Galilee
Israel, World
611293
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Pasqua Sangiovese 2014 Bottle Pasqua Sangiovese 2014
Puglia, Italy

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$11.55 None
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Jean Paul Brun Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay 2014 Bottle Jean Paul Brun Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay 2014
Beaujolais, France

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$26.40 None
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Domaine Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2014 Bottle Domaine Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2014
Burgundy, France

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