Bill Zacharkiw

Bill Zacharkiw
Followers (319)
Reviews (4524)
  • (193)
  • (41)
 

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.

Twitter: @billzacharkiw

www.facebook.com/billzacharkiwwine

Latest Reviews (4382 in total)

Show 10, 25, 50, 100 wines per page
  Wine Rating Price Quantity  
Moon Curser Tannat 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
Nwac_silver2018_thumbnail
Moon Curser Tannat 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
11113
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$46.09 Shopping_bag
See Ya Later Ranch Pinot Gris 2017, Okanagan Valley Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
See Ya Later Ranch Pinot Gris 2017, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
263699
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$17.95 None
(0)W
G.Marquis Sauvignon Blanc The Red Line 2016, Niagara Peninsula Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
G.Marquis Sauvignon Blanc The Red Line 2016, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
556894
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$11.95 None
(0)G
Twisted Hills Craft Cider Midnight Cherry, Similkameen Valley Bottle
Nwac_bcoty_thumbnail
Twisted Hills Craft Cider Midnight Cherry, Similkameen Valley
British Columbia, Canada
11051
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$18.00 Shopping_bag
Kew Vineyards Marsanne 2016, VQA Beamsville Bench Bottle Kew Vineyards Marsanne 2016, VQA Beamsville Bench
Ontario, Canada
485334
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$19.95 None
(0)V
Redstone Chardonnay Limestone Vineyard 2013, Niagara Peninsula Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
Redstone Chardonnay Limestone Vineyard 2013, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
10634
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$29.95 None
(0)
Arrowleaf Zweigelt 2016, Okanagan Valley Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
Arrowleaf Zweigelt 2016, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
11055
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$23.00 Shopping_bag
Fitzpatrick Fitz Blanc De Blancs 2014, Okanagan Valley Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
Fitzpatrick Fitz Blanc De Blancs 2014, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
11344
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$42.50 None
(0)
Lang Vineyard Gewurztraminer 2017, Okanagan Valley Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
Lang Vineyard Gewurztraminer 2017, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
10812
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$19.99 None
(0)
Thirty Bench Small Lot Riesling Steel Post Vineyard 2016, VQA Beamsville Bench Bottle
Nwac_gold2018_thumbnail
Thirty Bench Small Lot Riesling Steel Post Vineyard 2016, VQA Beamsville Bench
Ontario, Canada
11427
Review added: July 18, 2018
Sign In to see Critic Reviews. Not a Member? Please Sign Up.
$29.95 Shopping_bag
Show 10, 25, 50, 100 wines per page