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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CedarCreek Pinot Gris 2016, BC VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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CedarCreek Pinot Gris 2016, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
Winery
Review added: August 05, 2017
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$18.99 Shopping_bag
Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Central Coast Bottle Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Central Coast
California, Usa
392225
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$18.45 None
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Ravenswood Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2015, Lodi Bottle Ravenswood Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2015, Lodi
California, Usa
942599
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$21.95 None
(0)V
Thorn Clarke Grenache Shiraz 2016, Barossa Valley Bottle Thorn Clarke Grenache Shiraz 2016, Barossa Valley
South Australia, Australia
499616
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$11.95 None
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Don’t Poke The Bear Red Cabernet Baco Noir 2016 Bottle Don’t Poke The Bear Red Cabernet Baco Noir 2016
Ontario, Canada
518746
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$15.95 High
(1000+)G+(14)O
La Linda Private Selection Old Vines Malbec 2014 Bottle La Linda Private Selection Old Vines Malbec 2014
Mendoza, Argentina
507442
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$15.95 None
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Ghost Pines Winemaker's Blend Merlot 2014, Napa & Sonoma Counties Bottle Ghost Pines Winemaker's Blend Merlot 2014, Napa & Sonoma Counties
California, Usa
454876
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$21.95 None
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D'ont Poke The Bear White 2016 Bottle D'ont Poke The Bear White 2016
Ontario, Canada
518753
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$15.95 High
(1000+)G+(5)O
Mission Hill 5 Vineyards Chardonnay 2014, VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle Mission Hill 5 Vineyards Chardonnay 2014, VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
281212
Review added: August 04, 2017
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$16.75 None
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Privato Tesoro Pinot Noir Woodward Collection 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Privato Tesoro Pinot Noir Woodward Collection 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
9698
Review added: August 03, 2017
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$36.42 None
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