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.

Twitter: @billzacharkiw

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Pithon Paillé Chenin Blanc 2010 Bottle Pithon Paillé Chenin Blanc 2010
Loire, France

Review added: January 19, 2015
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$24.85 None
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Vincent Pinard Sancerre, Florès 2012 Bottle Vincent Pinard Sancerre, Florès 2012
Loire, France

Review added: January 19, 2015
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$32.00 None
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Domaine La Lieue Chardonnay 2013 Bottle Domaine La Lieue Chardonnay 2013
Provence, France

Review added: January 19, 2015
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$17.30 None
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Quails' Gate Chardonnay 2013, BC VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Quails' Gate Chardonnay 2013, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
377770
Review added: January 19, 2015
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$24.95 None
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Conde De Haro Brut Cava 2010, Metodo Tradicional, Do, Spain Bottle Conde De Haro Brut Cava 2010, Metodo Tradicional, Do, Spain
Navarra, Spain
168559
Review added: January 19, 2015
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$19.95 None
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Schug Chardonnay Carneros 2013 Bottle Schug Chardonnay Carneros 2013
California, Usa
6810
Review added: January 17, 2015
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$30.00 None
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San Felice Perolla Poggibano 2010, Igt Maremma Bottle San Felice Perolla Poggibano 2010, Igt Maremma
Tuscany, Italy

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$22.10 None
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Tetramythos Kalavryta 2013 Bottle Tetramythos Kalavryta 2013
Peloponnese, Greece

Review added: January 17, 2015
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$17.40 None
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Jean Claude Boisset Chorey Les Beaune 2011 Bottle Jean Claude Boisset Chorey Les Beaune 2011
Burgundy, France

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San Valentino Due Rubicone 2013 Bottle San Valentino Due Rubicone 2013
Emilia Romagna, Italy

Review added: January 17, 2015
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$18.95 None
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