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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Napa Cellars Zinfandel 2012, Napa Valley Bottle Napa Cellars Zinfandel 2012, Napa Valley
California, Usa
126607
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Château Du Grand Caumont Impatience 2011 Bottle Château Du Grand Caumont Impatience 2011
Languedoc, France

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$18.75 None
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Zymè Harlequin 2007 Bottle Zymè Harlequin 2007
Veneto, Italy

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$387.00 None
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Zymè Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Riserva La Mattonara 2003 Bottle Zymè Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Riserva La Mattonara 2003
Veneto, Italy

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$323.00 None
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Zyme Rêverie Valpolicella 2012 Bottle Zyme Rêverie Valpolicella 2012
Veneto, Italy

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$20.70 None
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Zymè Di Celestino Gaspari Il Bianco From Black To White 2013 Bottle Zymè Di Celestino Gaspari Il Bianco From Black To White 2013
Veneto, Italy

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$24.90 None
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Catherine Et Pierre Breton épaulé Jeté, Vouvray Bottle Catherine Et Pierre Breton épaulé Jeté, Vouvray
Loire, France

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Produttori Del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2012 Bottle Produttori Del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2012
Piedmont, Italy

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Domaine Du Gros Noré Bandol 2010 Bottle Domaine Du Gros Noré Bandol 2010
Provence, France

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$34.99 None
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Jean Paul Daumen Lirac 2011 Bottle Jean Paul Daumen Lirac 2011
Rhône, France

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