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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Fielding Fireside Red Cabernet 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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Fielding Fireside Red Cabernet 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
421420
Review added: June 05, 2015
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$15.95 None
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Cheval Quancard Réserve Blanc 2013, Ac Bordeaux Bottle
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Cheval Quancard Réserve Blanc 2013, Ac Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
401604
Review added: June 05, 2015
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$10.30 None
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Barton & Guestier Bordeaux Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2013 Bottle Barton & Guestier Bordeaux Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2013
Bordeaux, France
401612
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$12.95 None
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Kir Yianni Paranga 2012, Igp Macedonia Bottle Kir Yianni Paranga 2012, Igp Macedonia
Greece
392175
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$14.75 None
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Tsantali Rapsani 2011, Macedonia Bottle Tsantali Rapsani 2011, Macedonia
Greece
392167
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$13.50 None
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Mountain Fish Agiorgitiko 2012, Igp Peloponnese Bottle Mountain Fish Agiorgitiko 2012, Igp Peloponnese
Peloponnese, Greece
392480
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$13.70 None
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Troupis Fteri Moschofilero 2013, Igp Arcadia Bottle Troupis Fteri Moschofilero 2013, Igp Arcadia
Peloponnese, Greece
392936
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$15.65 None
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Domaine Glinavos Primus Zitsa 2013, Zitsa Bottle Domaine Glinavos Primus Zitsa 2013, Zitsa
Greece
395962
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$6.40 None
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Balthasar Ress Hattenheimer Schützenhaus Riesling Kabinett 2013, Prädikatswein Bottle Balthasar Ress Hattenheimer Schützenhaus Riesling Kabinett 2013, Prädikatswein
Rheingau, Germany
735241
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$19.25 None
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Lindemans Bin 85 Pinot Grigio 2014, South Eastern Australia Bottle Lindemans Bin 85 Pinot Grigio 2014, South Eastern Australia
Australia
668947
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