Steve Thurlow

Steve Thurlow
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At WineAlign, Steve Thurlow is a principal critic and a partner who is presently focused on spirits with a specialty in single malt scotch and boutique gin. He travels widely throughout the world and writes features on spirits and wines from time to time.

He has been tasting whisky for almost 50 years and has taught spirits since the 80s but it is only in the last five years that he has started to write about spirits. His regular visits to distilleries in Scotland were brought to an abrupt halt in 2020 when COVID-19 arrived.

Since 2001, he has been a consultant to international wine and spirit exporting organizations assisting with the growth of their imports to Canada.

He was a contributor to Wine Access, Canada’s national wine magazine, from 2001 until it ceased publication in 2013. Prior to Wine Access, he was an importer of wine and spirits for many years.

However today Steve mostly concerns himself with his wine education and communication business where he leads groups of wine and spirits lovers on several travel trips each year all over the world to explore the wine, spirits, food, culture and history of producing regions.

Steve was the Education Director for IWEG for over a decade. IWEG delivers the International WSET wine and spirits education program in Ontario and has been educating the trade and wine/spirit lovers since 1977. Graduates of IWEG are among the “Who’s Who” of the Ontario and Canadian Alcohol Beverage Industries.

In the past he also spent much time organizing Toronto’s annual international wine festivals. For example, Steve was on the executive team of the Santé Wine Festival from 2003 to 2008

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Flat Rock Cellars Gravity Pinot Noir 2015, Twenty Mile Bench Bottle Flat Rock Cellars Gravity Pinot Noir 2015, Twenty Mile Bench
Ontario, Canada
1560
Review added: March 29, 2019
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$34.95 None
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Santa Ema Amplus Chardonnay 2017, Do Leyda Valley Bottle Santa Ema Amplus Chardonnay 2017, Do Leyda Valley
Leyda Valley, Chile
638437
Review added: March 29, 2019
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$23.00 None
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Yalumba Organic Viognier 2017, South Australia Bottle Yalumba Organic Viognier 2017, South Australia
South Australia, Australia
288217
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Seresin Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand Bottle Seresin Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
Marlborough, New Zealand
735043
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$24.95 None
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Santa Julia Organic Torrontés 2018, Mendoza, Argentina Bottle Santa Julia Organic Torrontés 2018, Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina
232694
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Cusumano Nero D'avola 2017 Bottle Cusumano Nero D'avola 2017
Sicily, Italy
143164
Review added: March 28, 2019
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Joiefarm P T G 2016, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Joiefarm P T G 2016, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
11942
Review added: March 27, 2019
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Primus Carmenère 2017, Apalta, Colchagua Valley Bottle Primus Carmenère 2017, Apalta, Colchagua Valley
Colchagua Valley, Chile
439356
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Carmen Gran Reserva Carmenère 2017, El Peñasco Vineyard, Apalta, Do Colchagua Valley Bottle Carmen Gran Reserva Carmenère 2017, El Peñasco Vineyard, Apalta, Do Colchagua Valley
Colchagua Valley, Chile
439166
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Joiefarm En Famille Reserve Riesling 2016, Okanagan Valley Bottle Joiefarm En Famille Reserve Riesling 2016, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
11927
Review added: March 25, 2019
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$28.00 Shopping_bag
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