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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Norman Hardie Niagara Unfiltered Chardonnay 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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Norman Hardie Niagara Unfiltered Chardonnay 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
184432
Review added: October 11, 2014
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$39.00 None
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Norman Hardie County Chardonnay Unfiltered 2012, VQA Prince Edward County Bottle Norman Hardie County Chardonnay Unfiltered 2012, VQA Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada
Winery
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$39.00 Shopping_bag
Norman Hardie Riesling 2013, VQA Ontario Bottle
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Norman Hardie Riesling 2013, VQA Ontario
Ontario, Canada
131169
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$21.00 None
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Estate Argyros Assyrtiko 2012, Santorini Bottle Estate Argyros Assyrtiko 2012, Santorini
Santorini, Greece

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$24.85 None
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Carmen Reserva Carmenère 2013 Bottle Carmen Reserva Carmenère 2013
Colchagua Valley, Chile
169052
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$11.50 None
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Bonny Doon Le Pousseur Syrah 2011, Central Coast Bottle Bonny Doon Le Pousseur Syrah 2011, Central Coast
California, Usa

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$30.25 None
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Peter Lehmann Clancy's Shiraz/Merlot/Cabernet 2010, Barossa Valley Bottle Peter Lehmann Clancy's Shiraz/Merlot/Cabernet 2010, Barossa Valley
South Australia, Australia
611467
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Banfi Aska 2012, Doc Bolgheri Bottle Banfi Aska 2012, Doc Bolgheri
Tuscany, Italy

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Tedeschi Capitel San Rocco Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore 2012, Doc Bottle Tedeschi Capitel San Rocco Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore 2012, Doc
Veneto, Italy
719294
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Château Lamartine 2011, Ac Castillon   Côtes De Bordeaux Bottle Château Lamartine 2011, Ac Castillon Côtes De Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
368159
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