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Bill Ward

Reporter/Columnist  |  Lifestyle/Entertainment/Wine

Phone: 612-673-7643

E-mail: bill.ward@startribune.com

Bill Ward is a reporter for the daily Source section and writes a weekly wine column, Liquid Assets, for Taste. He also has a blog, Ward on Wine.

Recent content from Bill Ward

• Good experiences in small packages
  Mini-vins provide more control over consumption and a great opportunity to experiment and sample. So what's not to like?
  Nov 5, 2009
• Tips on entertaining from the Department of Deportment
  Since a blip just after the middle of the last century, when "let it all hang out" roiled the world of party protocol, social graces are in, and bad form is so five minutes ago.
  Nov 4, 2009
• Meschinis juggle a family business
  Eugenio Meschini came up with a novel way to make ends meet for his fledgling winery. "He doesn't pay his sales staff," said his wife, Teresa, aka the sales staff.
  Oct 29, 2009
• Adding spice to Asian food pairings
  It's easy to feel like an Occidental tourist when trying to order a suitable wine at most Asian restaurants.
  Oct 21, 2009
• For Lidia, the heart of cooking is family
  Lidia Bastianich, at the MOA for a book signing on Wednesday, is all about comfort in her approach to food and family.
  Oct 21, 2009
• Wine seller
  Paris' landmark Tour d'Argent restaurant, which dates to 1582, is cleaning out its 450,000-bottle wine cellar, considered one of the best and biggest in the world. It is putting 18,000 bottles up for auction in December, an event that has captured the imagination of French wine lovers.
  Oct 16, 2009
• The young and the Fearless
  When it comes to wine, Millennials are worldlier and wiser than their predecessors.
  Oct 14, 2009
• Dalmatians: In the spotlight
  If you lie down with the dogs in the "101 Dalmatians" cast, you'll be in a major comfort zone.
  Oct 12, 2009
• Social clubs: Not so clubby
  Private social clubs are struggling to survive, and some are looking to the hoi polloi as much as the hoity-toity for revenue.
  Oct 9, 2009
• An 'explosive' era for wine's growth
  When the first Taste section appeared lo those many decades ago, wine most often came in jugs, pulltabs were revolutionizing the beer world and local booze marts were dominated by, well, booze.
  Oct 7, 2009

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