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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

• Wine: Don't get stuffed, or stuffy, on Thanksgiving
  Thanksgiving is too, too much. Too much food. Too much family (at least until the tryptophan kicks in and that obnoxious in-law dozes off).
  Nov 20, 2009
• Stock up on holiday wine with these tips
  A is for acidity, which cuts through dry, salty foods and fatty ones, making it a wine's foremost attribute for pairing.
  Nov 18, 2009
• Literary Lions
  Having a men-only reading club helps guys become, well, open books.
  Nov 13, 2009
• Get past Nouveau; try 'real' Beaujolais
  There are few more popular pastimes in the wine world than Beaujolais bashing. "I don't consider Beaujolais to even be part of Burgundy anymore," my friend Craig often says.
  Nov 11, 2009
• 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

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