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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Baron Herzog Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Bottle Baron Herzog Sauvignon Blanc 2015
California, Usa
898684
Review added: February 23, 2017
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$18.95 None
(0)G
Mumm Napa Brut Prestige, Napa Valley, California Bottle Mumm Napa Brut Prestige, Napa Valley, California
California, Usa
217273
Review added: February 23, 2017
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$34.95 High
(1000+)G+(14)O
Creekside Cabernet Merlot 2013, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle Creekside Cabernet Merlot 2013, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
431106
Review added: February 22, 2017
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$14.45 None
(0)G
Schmitt Soehne Mosel Gold Riesling 2012 Bottle Schmitt Soehne Mosel Gold Riesling 2012
Germany
233726
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$8.30 None
(0)G
Creekside Pinot Grigio 2015, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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Creekside Pinot Grigio 2015, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
83196
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$15.95 None
(0)W
Inception Irresistible White 2015 Bottle Inception Irresistible White 2015
Western Cape, South Africa
441535
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$8.95 None
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Fancy Farm Girl Frivolous White 2014, Niagara Peninsula Bottle Fancy Farm Girl Frivolous White 2014, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
394072
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$14.95 None
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Louis Bernard Côtes Du Rhône Blanc 2014, Rhône Valley Bottle Louis Bernard Côtes Du Rhône Blanc 2014, Rhône Valley
Rhône, France
589432
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$14.45 None
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Colio Estate Bricklayer's Predicament Pinot Grigio Chardonnay 2014, Lake Erie North Shore VQA Bottle Colio Estate Bricklayer's Predicament Pinot Grigio Chardonnay 2014, Lake Erie North Shore VQA
Ontario, Canada
371567
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$13.95 None
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Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio 2015, Southeastern Australia Bottle Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio 2015, Southeastern Australia
Australia
68254
Review added: February 18, 2017
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$11.95 None
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