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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Château De Chamirey Mercurey 2010 Bottle Château De Chamirey Mercurey 2010
Burgundy, France

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$30.50 None
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Château De Chamirey Mercurey 2012, Ac Bottle Château De Chamirey Mercurey 2012, Ac
Burgundy, France

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$26.90 None
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Batasiolo Barolo 2011, Docg Bottle Batasiolo Barolo 2011, Docg
Piedmont, Italy
178541
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Château De Beaucastel Coudoulet De Beaucastel Blanc 2013, Ac Côtes Du Rhône Bottle Château De Beaucastel Coudoulet De Beaucastel Blanc 2013, Ac Côtes Du Rhône
Rhône, France
48892
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$33.95 None
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Buissonnier Montagny Premier Cru 2010 Bottle Buissonnier Montagny Premier Cru 2010
Burgundy, France

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$24.00 None
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Fontanafredda Raimonda Barbera D'alba 2012, Docg Bottle Fontanafredda Raimonda Barbera D'alba 2012, Docg
Piedmont, Italy
23135
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Cave De Roquebrun Chemin Des Olivettes 2013 Bottle Cave De Roquebrun Chemin Des Olivettes 2013
Languedoc, France

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Domaine Mourgues Du Grès Terre D'argence 2012 Bottle Domaine Mourgues Du Grès Terre D'argence 2012
Rhône, France

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Hirsch Heiligenstein Grüner Veltliner 2013 Bottle Hirsch Heiligenstein Grüner Veltliner 2013
Niederösterreich, Austria

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Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Trocken M S R Spätlese Riesling 2012 Bottle Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Trocken M S R Spätlese Riesling 2012
Mosel, Germany

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