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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Chavet Menetou Salon 2012 Bottle Chavet Menetou Salon 2012
Loire, France

Review added: February 20, 2015
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$23.10 None
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 2009, Docg Bottle Paolo Scavino Barolo 2009, Docg
Piedmont, Italy
184994
Review added: February 13, 2015
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$44.95 None
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Silvio Grasso Barolo 2009 Bottle Silvio Grasso Barolo 2009
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: February 13, 2015
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$46.00 None
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Follìa Barolo 2009 Bottle Follìa Barolo 2009
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: February 12, 2015
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$33.75 None
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Follìa Barolo 2008 Bottle Follìa Barolo 2008
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: February 12, 2015
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$33.75 None
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Mascarello Nebbiolo 2012 Bottle Mascarello Nebbiolo 2012
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: February 12, 2015
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$51.00 None
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Pio Cesare Barolo 2010 Bottle Pio Cesare Barolo 2010
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: February 12, 2015
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$59.25 None
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Aurelio Settimo Barolo 2006 Bottle Aurelio Settimo Barolo 2006
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: February 12, 2015
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$42.50 None
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Pio Cesare Nebbiolo Langhe 2011 Bottle Pio Cesare Nebbiolo Langhe 2011
Piedmont, Italy

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$29.65 None
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Ferdinando Principiano Del Comune Di Serralunga D'alba Barolo 2010, Docg Bottle Ferdinando Principiano Del Comune Di Serralunga D'alba Barolo 2010, Docg
Piedmont, Italy
210955
Review added: February 12, 2015
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