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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Domaine Louis Moreau Petit Chablis 2011 Bottle Domaine Louis Moreau Petit Chablis 2011
Burgundy, France

Review added: February 28, 2014
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$21.60 None
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Henry Pellé Morogues 2012 Bottle Henry Pellé Morogues 2012
Loire, France

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$23.95 None
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Adega De Pegoes 2012 Bottle Adega De Pegoes 2012
Portugal

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$14.55 None
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Domaine Clavel Copa Santa 2011 Bottle Domaine Clavel Copa Santa 2011
Languedoc, France

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$28.75 None
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Pittacum Mencía 2008 Bottle Pittacum Mencía 2008
Galicia, Spain
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Pierre Gaillard Transhumance 2011 Bottle Pierre Gaillard Transhumance 2011
Languedoc, France

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$26.85 None
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Silvio Grasso Barbera D'alba 2011 Bottle Silvio Grasso Barbera D'alba 2011
Piedmont, Italy

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M. Chapoutier Schieferkopf Lieu Dit Buehl Riesling 2010 Bottle M. Chapoutier Schieferkopf Lieu Dit Buehl Riesling 2010
Alsace, France
Agent
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M. Chapoutier Schieferkopf Lieu Dit Fels Riesling 2010 Bottle M. Chapoutier Schieferkopf Lieu Dit Fels Riesling 2010
Alsace, France

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M. Chapoutier Monier De La Sizeranne Hermitage 2010 Bottle M. Chapoutier Monier De La Sizeranne Hermitage 2010
Rhône, France
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