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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Mazzei Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2013, Docg Bottle Mazzei Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2013, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
977629
Review added: August 27, 2015
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$20.75 None
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Marchesi Alfieri La Tota 2013 Bottle Marchesi Alfieri La Tota 2013
Piedmont, Italy

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$26.15 None
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Château Rouquette Sur Mer Cuvée Amarante 2012, Ac Côteaux Du Languedoc La Clape Bottle Château Rouquette Sur Mer Cuvée Amarante 2012, Ac Côteaux Du Languedoc La Clape
Languedoc, France

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$18.65 None
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Poggio Badiola 2013 Bottle Poggio Badiola 2013
Tuscany, Italy

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$15.20 None
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Château étang Des Colombes Bois Des Dames 2011, Corbieres Bottle Château étang Des Colombes Bois Des Dames 2011, Corbieres
Languedoc, France

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$21.45 None
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Michele Chiarlo Cipressi Della Court Barbera D'asti Superiore 2013, Docg Bottle Michele Chiarlo Cipressi Della Court Barbera D'asti Superiore 2013, Docg
Piedmont, Italy

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Mignot Père & Fils Brouilly 2014 Bottle Mignot Père & Fils Brouilly 2014
Beaujolais, France

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Robertson Winery Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2013 Bottle Robertson Winery Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2013
Western Cape, South Africa

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$13.65 None
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Michel Haury Grenache Petite Edition 2014, Vin De France Bottle Michel Haury Grenache Petite Edition 2014, Vin De France
France

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Yali Wild Swan 2014 Bottle Yali Wild Swan 2014
Central Valley, Chile

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