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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Rubrato Aglianico Feudi Di San Gregorio 2011 Bottle Rubrato Aglianico Feudi Di San Gregorio 2011
Campania, Italy

Review added: March 02, 2015
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$22.45 None
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Castello Di Neive Barbaresco 2010, Docg  Bottle Castello Di Neive Barbaresco 2010, Docg
Piedmont, Italy
160143
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Viticcio Beatrice Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2011, Docg Bottle Viticcio Beatrice Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2011, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
404244
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San Lorenzo Castello Di Ama Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2010 Bottle San Lorenzo Castello Di Ama Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2010
Tuscany, Italy
418897
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Il Grigio Da San Felice Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2010, Docg Bottle Il Grigio Da San Felice Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2010, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
403477
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Pelissero Langhe Nebbiolo 2012 Bottle Pelissero Langhe Nebbiolo 2012
Piedmont, Italy

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$27.95 None
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Pio Cesare Oltre 2010 Bottle Pio Cesare Oltre 2010
Piedmont, Italy

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La Spinetta Nebbiolo 2011 Bottle La Spinetta Nebbiolo 2011
Piedmont, Italy

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G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso 2011 Bottle G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso 2011
Piedmont, Italy

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Di Majo Norante Algianico 2011, Molise Bottle Di Majo Norante Algianico 2011, Molise
Italy

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