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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Domaine Langlois Château St Florent 2012, Saumur Bottle Domaine Langlois Château St Florent 2012, Saumur
Loire, France

Review added: July 16, 2015
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$17.30 None
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Domaine Ferrer Ribière Tradition 2012, Ac Côtes De Roussillon Bottle Domaine Ferrer Ribière Tradition 2012, Ac Côtes De Roussillon
Languedoc, France

Review added: July 16, 2015
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$19.50 None
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Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2010, BC VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2010, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
626325
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$53.95 None
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Saint Clair Marlborough Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Bottle Saint Clair Marlborough Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Marlborough, New Zealand

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$21.90 None
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Vale Da Judia 2014 Bottle Vale Da Judia 2014
Portugal

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$11.40 None
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Domaine De La Garrelière Cendrillon 2012 Bottle Domaine De La Garrelière Cendrillon 2012
Loire, France

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Château Tour Des Gendres Cuvée Des Conti 2014 Bottle Château Tour Des Gendres Cuvée Des Conti 2014
Southwest, France

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$17.05 None
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Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc 2013 Bottle Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc 2013
Stellenbosch, South Africa
231282
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Xavier Côtes Du Rhone 2011 Bottle Xavier Côtes Du Rhone 2011
Rhône, France
297317
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Terre Rouge Vin Gris D'amador Rosé 2013 Bottle Terre Rouge Vin Gris D'amador Rosé 2013
California, Usa

Review added: July 15, 2015
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$28.45 None
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