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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Sugarbush Cabernet Franc 2016, VQA Prince Edward County Bottle Sugarbush Cabernet Franc 2016, VQA Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada
402214
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$21.00 High
(187)G
Stratus Cabernet Franc 2015, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Stratus Cabernet Franc 2015, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
412759
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$38.20 None
(0)V
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Cabernet Merlot Reserve 2011, Lake Erie North Shore Bottle Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Cabernet Merlot Reserve 2011, Lake Erie North Shore
Ontario, Canada
328013
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$18.95 None
(0)G
Huff Estates Merlot 2016 Bottle Huff Estates Merlot 2016
Ontario, Canada
134239
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$19.50 None
(0)G
Huff Estates Riesling Off Dry 2016 Bottle Huff Estates Riesling Off Dry 2016
Ontario, Canada
155606
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$18.15 None
(0)G
Grange Of Prince Edward Riesling 2016, Ontario Bottle Grange Of Prince Edward Riesling 2016, Ontario
Ontario, Canada
28258
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$16.50 None
(0)G
Harwood Windward White 2014 Bottle Harwood Windward White 2014
Ontario, Canada
401802
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$15.95 Medium
(32)G
Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Touche 2015, VQA Lake Erie North Shore Bottle Cooper's Hawk Vineyards Touche 2015, VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Ontario, Canada
361873
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$18.95 High
(314)G
Waupoos Estates White Rabbit 2016, Prince Edward County Bottle Waupoos Estates White Rabbit 2016, Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada
293019
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$16.00 High
(84)G
By Chadsey's Cairns White Horse 2014 Bottle By Chadsey's Cairns White Horse 2014
Ontario, Canada
453464
Review added: March 22, 2018
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$21.40 None
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