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 Katsaros 2007 Bottle Domaine Katsaros 2007
Greece

Review added: May 25, 2015
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$38.25 None
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Ktima Biblia Chora Assyrtico / Sauvignon 2014 Bottle Ktima Biblia Chora Assyrtico / Sauvignon 2014
Greece
151141
Review added: May 25, 2015
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$30.25 None
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Domaine Constantin Lazaridi Amethystos 2010 Bottle Domaine Constantin Lazaridi Amethystos 2010
Greece

Review added: May 25, 2015
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$25.90 None
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Boutari Naoussa 2012, Pdo Naoussa Bottle Boutari Naoussa 2012, Pdo Naoussa
Naoussa, Greece
23218
Review added: May 25, 2015
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Gaia Agiorgitiko Nemea 2013 Bottle Gaia Agiorgitiko Nemea 2013
Peloponnese, Greece

Review added: May 25, 2015
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$19.75 None
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Château L'escart "Julien" 2012, Bordeaux Supérieur Bottle Château L'escart "Julien" 2012, Bordeaux Supérieur
Bordeaux, France

Review added: May 24, 2015
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Domaine Sauger Cheverny 2012 Bottle Domaine Sauger Cheverny 2012
Loire, France

Review added: May 24, 2015
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$16.70 None
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Cono Sur Organic Pinot Noir 2014 Bottle Cono Sur Organic Pinot Noir 2014
Central Valley, Chile

Review added: May 24, 2015
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$13.99 None
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Clos De La Briderie 2014, Touraine Mesland Bottle Clos De La Briderie 2014, Touraine Mesland
Loire, France

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Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fumé 2014 Bottle Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fumé 2014
Loire, France
7373
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