Bill Zacharkiw, Wine writer for the Montreal Gazette

With over 25 years in the wine industry, Bill is currently one of Canada’s most widely read wine writers. For the last five years has been the weekly wine writer for the Montreal Gazette, his articles are published nationally. He has judged international wine competitions in Canada, Chile and New Zealand where he is known as the critic ‘who prefers to taste barefoot’.

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. His writing career began in 2004 with the The Caveman’s Wine Blog, cited by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five most interesting wine reads on the internet.