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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Wakefield Promised Land Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Bottle Wakefield Promised Land Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
South Australia, Australia
358838
Review added: February 14, 2019
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$14.95 None
(0)G
Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Bottle Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Argentina
985002
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$17.95 None
(0)V
Vineland Estates Cabernet Franc 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Vineland Estates Cabernet Franc 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
594127
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$15.95 High
(1000+)G+(12)O
Henry Of Pelham Cabernet Merlot 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Henry Of Pelham Cabernet Merlot 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
504241
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$15.95 None
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Tilia Malbec 2017, Mendoza Bottle Tilia Malbec 2017, Mendoza
Argentina
160945
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$9.95 None
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Trius Merlot 2017, Niagara Peninsula VQA Bottle Trius Merlot 2017, Niagara Peninsula VQA
Ontario, Canada
587907
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$14.95 None
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Wolf Blass Yellow Label Merlot 2018, Langhorne Creek Mclaren Vale Bottle Wolf Blass Yellow Label Merlot 2018, Langhorne Creek Mclaren Vale
South Australia, Australia
538637
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$15.95 High
(1000+)G
Gnarly Head Pinot Noir 2017 Bottle Gnarly Head Pinot Noir 2017
California, Usa
358911
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$11.80 None
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Sprucewood Shores Dry Riesling 2017, VQA Ontario Bottle Sprucewood Shores Dry Riesling 2017, VQA Ontario
Ontario, Canada
326249
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$13.95 None
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19 Crimes Hard Chardonnay 2018, Southeastern Australia Bottle 19 Crimes Hard Chardonnay 2018, Southeastern Australia
Australia
562660
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$12.95 None
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