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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Grão Vasco 2016 Bottle Grão Vasco 2016
Dão, Portugal
14977
Review added: May 31, 2018
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$8.95 None
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Francois Dulac Cotes De Provence 2017 Bottle Francois Dulac Cotes De Provence 2017
Provence, France
483040
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$13.25 None
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Angels Gate Riesling 2016, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula Bottle Angels Gate Riesling 2016, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
160523
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Chateau Des Charmes Aligoté 2016, VQA Niagara On The Lake Bottle Chateau Des Charmes Aligoté 2016, VQA Niagara On The Lake
Ontario, Canada
296848
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Henry Of Pelham Pinot Grigio 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Henry Of Pelham Pinot Grigio 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
250217
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Macmurray Chardonnay 2016, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County Bottle Macmurray Chardonnay 2016, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
California, Usa
262063
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$25.95 None
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J Vineyards Pinot Gris 2017, California Bottle J Vineyards Pinot Gris 2017, California
California, Usa
639617
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Edna Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Central Coast Bottle Edna Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Central Coast
California, Usa
Agent
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Tenuta Montemagno Ruché Di Castagnole Monferrato 2016, Docg Bottle Tenuta Montemagno Ruché Di Castagnole Monferrato 2016, Docg
Piedmont, Italy

Review added: May 30, 2018
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Cortonesi Lèonus Rosso 2016, Igt Toscana Bottle Cortonesi Lèonus Rosso 2016, Igt Toscana
Tuscany, Italy
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