Bill Zacharkiw

Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill began his wine journey at the age of 23, when he opened his own restaurant in downtown Montreal, Quebec. At 33, he became head sommelier at one of Quebec’s top restaurants, the Relais & Chateau L’eau a la Bouche, where he honed his skills as one of the province’s authorities on pairing food and wine.

He writing career began in 2004 with the The Caveman’s Wine Blog, one of the internet’s first. Bill quickly garnered a reputation for his irreverent take on the wine world, his staunch defence of “authentic” wines, his distaste for snobbism, and his willingness to take on the industry’s most sacred cows. Caveman was cited by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five most interesting wine reads on the internet.

Now in his forties, Bill has gone from on-line to ink and for the last 5 years has been the weekly wine writer for the Montreal Gazette. His articles are carried across Canada via National Post.com and other newspapers, making him one of Canada’s most widely read wine writers. He has judged international wine competitions in Canada, Chile and New Zealand where he is known as the critic who prefers to taste barefoot.

Over his 25 years in the wine industry, Bill has garnered a reputation for his irreverent take on the wine world. Whether in writing, on his weekly radio spot on CHOM FM, working the restaurant floor, or in his many speaking engagements, Bill has not strayed from his ideological roots- that wine can be talked about in “real speak,” that wine was meant to be drunk and not idealized, and that no matter how big they may be, every sacred cow should be questioned as to whether or not it should be turned into hamburger.

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Tardieu Laurent Les Becs Fins 2012 Bottle Tardieu Laurent Les Becs Fins 2012
Rhône, France

Review added: September 29, 2014
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$19.90 None
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La Chablisienne Chablis Les Vénérables Vieilles Vignes 2010, Ac Bottle La Chablisienne Chablis Les Vénérables Vieilles Vignes 2010, Ac
Burgundy, France
215525
Review added: September 29, 2014
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$24.95 None
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Banfi Riserva Chianti Classico 2011, Docg Bottle Banfi Riserva Chianti Classico 2011, Docg
Tuscany, Italy

Review added: September 29, 2014
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$25.00 None
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Quinta Dos Carvalhais Unico 2005 Bottle Quinta Dos Carvalhais Unico 2005
Portugal

Review added: September 29, 2014
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$99.00 None
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San Felice Il Grigio Chianti Classico Riserva 2010 Bottle San Felice Il Grigio Chianti Classico Riserva 2010
Tuscany, Italy
716266
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$27.95 None
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Château Mourgues Du Grès Les Capitelles 2010, Costières De Nîmes Bottle Château Mourgues Du Grès Les Capitelles 2010, Costières De Nîmes
Rhône, France

Review added: September 29, 2014
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$27.50 None
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San Valentino Viviane Rubicone 2011 Bottle San Valentino Viviane Rubicone 2011
Emilia Romagna, Italy

Review added: September 29, 2014
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$25.60 None
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Delaforce Touriga Nacional 2012, Doc Douro Bottle Delaforce Touriga Nacional 2012, Doc Douro
Douro, Portugal

Review added: September 26, 2014
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La Rosa Tinto 2011, Doc Douro Bottle La Rosa Tinto 2011, Doc Douro
Douro, Portugal
933101
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Château Godard Bellevue 2009, Ac Côtes De Bordeaux   Francs Bottle Château Godard Bellevue 2009, Ac Côtes De Bordeaux Francs
Bordeaux, France

Review added: September 23, 2014
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