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- Counting Moutons
- Tasting Le Pin for Two Pins!
- Tasting Great Moutons from the Collection of Henry Moore
- Major Tasting of Mouton Rothschild
- TASTING THE 2009 CLARETS WITH THE MASTERS OF WINE
- A Look at the 2006 Clarets
- A Look at Some 2005 Clarets
- 2004 Clarets, a classic vintage for classic Châteaux
- 2004 Clarets Part II – The Médoc
- 2004 Clarets Part III – Saint Julien
- 2004 Clarets Part V
- 2004 Clarets Part IV
- Bordeaux 2003 – A Taste Odyssey
- Bordeaux 2003 Part I: The Right Bank
- Bordeaux 2003 Part II : The Left Bank
- Bordeaux 2003 Part III: Graves – Pessac – Léognan
- Vertical tasting of Château Angélus
- Vertical Tasting of Château Cheval Blanc
- Burgundy
- Tasting 13 Mature Wines from Domaine de la Romanée Conti
- A taste of Burgundy – Part I
- A taste of Burgundy – Part II
- TASTING THE 2006s OF DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI
- The Romanée Conti Expedition – I
- The Romanée Conti expedition – Part II
- BURGUNDY 2006 – Some splendid reds & whites at the top end
- Burgundy Excursion
- BURGUNDY INTERLUDE
- Sixty Burgundies from 2008
- Tasting Red & White Burgundies from Domaines Familiaux de Tradition
- Champagne
- Rhône
- OTHER COUNTRIES
- Three days in Budapest – and some tastings of older rarities
- Piedmont, Italy – Region of mists and mellow fruitfullness (I)
- Piedmont, Italy – Region of mists and mellow fruitfullness (II)
- FIVE DAYS IN RIOJA PART I: Bodegas Izadi, Vina Real, Muga, and Roda
- FIVE DAYS IN RIOJA – PART II: Bodegas Rioja Alta, Remelluri, Luis Cañas, Artadi, Marques de Murrieta
- A tasting of California’s most famous Red
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Oeno-File, the Wine & Gastronomy Column
by Frank Ward
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Frank Ward
Frank Ward is an English-born wine taster and consultant established in the UK. He has written numerous articles on wine and food in Sweden, USA (Connoisseur New York) and the UK (The European), and is author of two books on the restaurant scene in Sweden.
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Alsace
Bordeaux
- * 2004 Clarets – Part I
- * 2004 Clarets – Part II
- * 2004 Clarets – Part III
- * 2004 Clarets – Part IV
- * 2004 Clarets – Part V
- * 2013 Clarets – a Variable Vintage Part I
- * 2013 Clarets, A Variable Vintage Part II : Saint Estèphe, Saint Julien, Pauillac
- * A Fresh Look at Some Top Bordeaux Estates I – Pomerol
- * A Fresh Look at Some Top Bordeaux Estates II – The Médoc
- * A Fresh Look at Some Top Bordeaux Estates III – Pontet Canet & Pichon Baron
- * A Look at some 2005 Clarets
- * A Look at some 2013 Clarets, white Graves & Sauternes
- * A look at the 2006 Clarets
- * An Array of 2015 Clarets I – Graves, Pessac-Léognan, Saint-Emilion & Pomerol
- * An Array of 2015 Clarets II – The Médoc
- * An Itinerant Taster looks at some 2000 Claret
- * Big London tasting of Clarets Part I
- * Big London tasting of Clarets Part I
- * Bordeaux 2003 – I : The Right Bank
- * Bordeaux 2003 – II : the Left Bank
- * Bordeaux 2003 – III : Graves – Pessac – Léognan
- * Calon Ségur Tasting & Visit to Manoir des Quat'Saisons
- * Château Margaux and the City of Bordeaux
- * Counting Moutons
- * Four Quartets – Four Vintages of Four Top Clarets
- * Major London tasting of 2012 Clarets Part I
- * Major Tasting of 2012 Clarets Part II
- * Major Tasting of Mouton Rothschild
- * Memorable Banquet at Château Figeac
- * Pre-phylloxera puzzle : An 1870 Overture
- * Tasting Château Pétrus with Christian Moueix
- * Tasting Great Moutons from the Collection of Henry Moore
- * Tasting Le Pin for Two Pins!
- * Tasting of Classed Growth Clarets 2014-2017
- * Tasting of Classed Growth Clarets from 2014
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank 1
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank 1 – Continued
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank Part 2 : Pomerol
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank Part II : Pomerol
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Angelus
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Ausone
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Cheval Blanc
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Grand Puy Lacoste
- * Vertical tasting of Château La Mission Haut-Brion
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Lagrange
- * Vertical tasting of Château Rauzan Ségla
- *Tasting the 2009 clarets with the Masters of Wine
Burgundy
- * A taste of Burgundy – Part I
- * A taste of Burgundy – Part II
- * Burgundy 2006 – Some Splendid Reds & Whites
- * Burgundy Excursion
- * Burgundy Interlude
- * Burgundy Part I : Three Puligny Domaines in 2013 & 2014
- * Burgundy Part II : From Chorey to Gevrey Chambertin
- * Memories of Charles Rousseau
- * Sixty Burgundies from 2008
- * Tasting 13 Mature Wines from Domaine de la Romanée Conti
- * Tasting of 2015 Burgundies from Top Estates
- * Tasting of Red & White Burgundies from Domaines Familiaux de Tradition
- * Tasting the 2006s of Domaine de la Romanée Conti
- * The Romanée Conti Expedition – Part I
- * The Romanée Conti Expedition – Part II
- * Two Tastings with the Masters of Wine
- Tasting of 2015 Burgundies from Top Estates
Champagne
Rhône
Roussillon
Other Countries
- * A Few Aussie Wines
- * A Taste of Vienna – Twenty Five Years after
- * A Taster's Tour of Three Kent Vineyards
- * A Tasting at Tasca d'Almerita – Sicilian Wine pioneer
- * A tasting of California's most famous Red : Opus One
- * Austria Revisited
- * Barolo & Barbaresco – Study in Scarlet
- * Five Days in Rioja – I
- * Five Days in Rioja – II
- * Great Rieslings in the Rüwer
- * Major Tasting of 37 Top Australian Chardonnays
- * New World Wines – Old World Terroir
- * Piedmont, Italy – Region of mists and mellow fruitfullness (I)
- * Piedmont, Italy – Region of mists and mellow fruitfullness (II)
- * Three days in Budapest – and some tastings of older rarities
- * Top Composer Conducts me to Moravian Wine-maker
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© 2001-2018 Frank Ward
Coming soon : Pierre Ramonet, the Master of Montrachet
Latest articles
Oenology
Oenophilia
- * A Tribute to a Leading Composer : Seven Wines for Seven Symphonies
- * Birthday Treats
- * Chez Philip & Cathy
- * Chez Philip & Cathy II
- * Dinner With Friends
- * In Praise of Wine
- * Incremental Wines
- * More Writers on Wine : Tolstoy, Strindberg, Hemingway
- * Savage Selection
- * The Bottle of Wine – a poem by Chris Bell
- * The Nectar of Gods : Frank Ward on investing in wine
- * Two Great Writers Comment on Wine
- * Wine & Health
- * Wines of Finesse Chez Keith & Clare
Gastronomy
- * A few recent tastings
- * A Glance at Cahors
- * A Tale of Three (Italian) Cities
- * Calon Ségur Tasting & Visit to Manoir des Quat'Saisons
- * English cuisine today – Farewell to the "goo anglais"
- * GUEST COLUMN : Mubariz Hussain on La Mère Brazier, Lyon
- * Lunch at l'Astrance
- * On the Scent of truffles
- * Three days in Budapest – and some tastings of older rarities
- * Variety is the spice of memorable meals
Tasting notes
- * 2003 and All's Well
- * 2004 Clarets – Part I
- * 2004 Clarets – Part II
- * 2004 Clarets – Part III
- * 2004 Clarets – Part IV
- * 2004 Clarets – Part V
- * 2013 Clarets – a Variable Vintage Part I
- * 2013 Clarets, A Variable Vintage Part II : Saint Estèphe, Saint Julien, Pauillac
- * A Few Aussie Wines
- * A few recent tastings
- * A Glance at Cahors
- * A Look at some 2005 Clarets
- * A Look at some 2013 Clarets, white Graves & Sauternes
- * A look at the 2006 Clarets
- * A taste of Burgundy – Part I
- * A taste of Burgundy – Part II
- * A Taste of Vienna – Twenty Five Years after
- * A Taster's Tour of Three Kent Vineyards
- * A Tasting at Tasca d'Almerita – Sicilian Wine pioneer
- * A tasting of California's most famous Red : Opus One
- * An Array of 2015 Clarets I – Graves, Pessac-Léognan, Saint-Emilion & Pomerol
- * An Array of 2015 Clarets II – The Médoc
- * An Itinerant Taster looks at some 2000 Claret
- * Austria Revisited
- * Barolo & Barbaresco – Study in Scarlet
- * BEAUJOLAIS – FRANCE’S MOST UNDERRATED WINE REGION?
- * Big London tasting of Clarets Part I
- * Big London tasting of Clarets Part I
- * Birthday Treats
- * Bordeaux 2003 – I : The Right Bank
- * Bordeaux 2003 – II : the Left Bank
- * Bordeaux 2003 – III : Graves – Pessac – Léognan
- * Burgundy 2006 – Some Splendid Reds & Whites
- * Burgundy Excursion
- * Burgundy Interlude
- * Burgundy Part I : Three Puligny Domaines in 2013 & 2014
- * Burgundy Part II : From Chorey to Gevrey Chambertin
- * Calon Ségur Tasting & Visit to Manoir des Quat'Saisons
- * Champagne – The most aural of wines
- * Champagne Interlude
- * Château Margaux and the City of Bordeaux
- * Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the wine that made the Pope famous
- * Circle Tasting with Trimbach
- * Counting Moutons
- * Eating Out & Eating In
- * Five Days in Rioja – I
- * Five Days in Rioja – II
- * Four Quartets – Four Vintages of Four Top Clarets
- * Giant Champagne Tasting in London
- * Great Reds in Three Movements
- * Great Rieslings in the Rüwer
- * In the South
- * Major London tasting of 2012 Clarets Part I
- * Major Tasting of 2012 Clarets Part II
- * Major Tasting of 37 Top Australian Chardonnays
- * Major Tasting of Mouton Rothschild
- * Memorable Banquet at Château Figeac
- * New World Wines – Old World Terroir
- * Peaks of Roussillon
- * Piedmont, Italy – Region of mists and mellow fruitfullness (I)
- * Piedmont, Italy – Region of mists and mellow fruitfullness (II)
- * Pre-phylloxera puzzle : An 1870 Overture
- * Recent tastings
- * Sixty Burgundies from 2008
- * Some Reflections on Alsace Wines
- * Tasting Château Pétrus with Christian Moueix
- * Tasting Great Moutons from the Collection of Henry Moore
- * Tasting Le Pin for Two Pins!
- * Tasting of 2015 Burgundies from Top Estates
- * Tasting of Classed Growth Clarets 2014-2017
- * Tasting of Classed Growth Clarets from 2014
- * Tasting of Red & White Burgundies from Domaines Familiaux de Tradition
- * Tasting the 2006s of Domaine de la Romanée Conti
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank 1
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank 1 – Continued
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank Part 2 : Pomerol
- * The 2005 Vintage on the Right Bank Part II : Pomerol
- * The Romanée Conti Expedition – Part I
- * The Romanée Conti Expedition – Part II
- * Three days in Budapest – and some tastings of older rarities
- * Through a Glass Lightly
- * Top Composer Conducts me to Moravian Wine-maker
- * Two Great Writers Comment on Wine
- * Two Tastings with the Masters of Wine
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Angelus
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Ausone
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Cheval Blanc
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Grand Puy Lacoste
- * Vertical tasting of Château La Mission Haut-Brion
- * Vertical Tasting of Château Lagrange
- * Vertical tasting of Château Rauzan Ségla
- * Vertical tasting of vintage KRUG
- *Tasting the 2009 clarets with the Masters of Wine
- Tasting of 2015 Burgundies from Top Estates
A Retrospective Review of Eating Out in Stockholm
For two Pins! Tasting 82 & 98 Le Pin
Click on the image to read about the tasting of 82 & 98 Le Pin.
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John Statham said
How about a trip around the British Isles and their wonderful gastronomic delicasies??
John