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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Bodegas Barahonda Barahonda Barrica 2012, Yecla Bottle Bodegas Barahonda Barahonda Barrica 2012, Yecla
Spain
378869
Review added: September 18, 2015
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$16.95 None
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Sottimano Bric Del Salto Dolcetto D'alba 2013, Doc Bottle Sottimano Bric Del Salto Dolcetto D'alba 2013, Doc
Piedmont, Italy
330738
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$18.95 None
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Pierre Gaillard La Dernière Vigne Syrah 2013 Bottle Pierre Gaillard La Dernière Vigne Syrah 2013
Rhône, France

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$24.25 None
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Alain Lorieux Expression Chinon 2011 Bottle Alain Lorieux Expression Chinon 2011
Loire, France

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$18.90 None
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Domaine Catherine Et Pierre Breton Bourgueil épaulé Jeté Cuvée Trinch 2012 Bottle Domaine Catherine Et Pierre Breton Bourgueil épaulé Jeté Cuvée Trinch 2012
Loire, France
374032
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$19.85 None
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L'esprit De Château Capendu 2013 Bottle L'esprit De Château Capendu 2013
Languedoc, France

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$15.35 None
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Mahi Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Marlborough, South Island Bottle Mahi Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Marlborough, South Island
Marlborough, New Zealand
63941
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Henry Pellé Morogues 2014 Bottle Henry Pellé Morogues 2014
Loire, France

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Adega De Pegoes 2014 Bottle Adega De Pegoes 2014
Portugal

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$14.70 None
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Cellers Can Blau 2013, Catalogne Bottle Cellers Can Blau 2013, Catalogne
Catalonia, Spain

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