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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Calona Artist Series Sovereign Opal 2013, VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Calona Artist Series Sovereign Opal 2013, VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5728
Review added: July 24, 2015
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Sandhill Syrah Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013, BC VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Sandhill Syrah Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5955
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Traynor Alta Red 2013, Prince Edward County Bottle
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Traynor Alta Red 2013, Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada
5735
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Wild Goose Red Horizon Meritage 2012, VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Wild Goose Red Horizon Meritage 2012, VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
3624
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Kismet Mantra 2013 Bottle
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Kismet Mantra 2013
British Columbia, Canada
5265
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Unsworth Symphony 2012, Vancouver Island Bottle
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Unsworth Symphony 2012, Vancouver Island
British Columbia, Canada
5153
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Aure White Gamay 2014, Vinemount Ridge Bottle
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Aure White Gamay 2014, Vinemount Ridge
Ontario, Canada
6354
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50th Parallel Gewurztraminer 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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50th Parallel Gewurztraminer 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5554
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CedarCreek Riesling 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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CedarCreek Riesling 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5178
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Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Riesling 2013, VQA Beamsville Bench Bottle
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Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Riesling 2013, VQA Beamsville Bench
Ontario, Canada
28312
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