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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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot 2007, Coonawarra, South Australia Bottle Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot 2007, Coonawarra, South Australia
Australia
511600
Review added: February 17, 2010
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$19.95 None
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Trapiche Fincas Las Palmas Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Mendoza Bottle Trapiche Fincas Las Palmas Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
143206
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$16.95 None
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Domdechant Werner'sches Riesling Kabinett 2007, Hochheimer Hölle Bottle Domdechant Werner'sches Riesling Kabinett 2007, Hochheimer Hölle
Rheingau, Germany
722413
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Lomond Syrah 2008, Wo Cape Agulhas Bottle Lomond Syrah 2008, Wo Cape Agulhas
South Africa
146464
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$18.95 None
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Alamos Chardonnay 2008, Mendoza Bottle Alamos Chardonnay 2008, Mendoza
Argentina
801571
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$14.95 None
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Vignerons De Roaix, Roaix Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2007, Ac Bottle Vignerons De Roaix, Roaix Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2007, Ac
Rhône, France
156000
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$13.95 None
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La Capitana Cabernet Sauvignon                             2008 Bottle La Capitana Cabernet Sauvignon                             2008
Chile
68429
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Domäne Wachau Terraces Grüner Veltliner 2008, Wachau Bottle Domäne Wachau Terraces Grüner Veltliner 2008, Wachau
Austria
155812
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Anselmann Schwarzriesling 2007, Qba Pfalz, Ockfener Bockstein Bottle Anselmann Schwarzriesling 2007, Qba Pfalz, Ockfener Bockstein
Pfalz, Germany
160630
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Ascheri Fontanelle Barbera D'alba 2008, Doc Bottle Ascheri Fontanelle Barbera D'alba 2008, Doc
Piedmont, Italy
982462
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