Michael Franz, Author at Wine Review Online

From Best of 2016, Best Glass: Zalto Denk`Art Universal Glass

by Michael Franz | January 12, 2017

I first encountered this glass two years ago when tasting in southern France, and it was pretty clearly the most...

by Michael Franz | January 12, 2017

As the happy occupant of the World’s Best Job, I believe it is good karma to tip my hat to...

by Michael Franz | January 11, 2017

Among the highlights of my 2016 was an opportunity to return as a senior international judge for the Air New...

by Michael Franz | December 23, 2016

Valentin Bianchi (San Rafael, Mendoza) “Enzo Bianchi” 2012 ($55, Quintessential): Everybody in the wine trade knows that red wines from...

by Michael Franz | December 19, 2016

I’m well aware of the fact that I’ve got the World’s Best Job, and I’d know that even if people...

by Michael Franz | December 14, 2016

Norwegian entrepreneur Alexander Vik embarked in 2004 on an effort to make a truly great wine in South America, searching...

by Michael Franz | November 16, 2016

The one thing I know about you for sure is that you read wine websites, and that gives me very...

by Michael Franz | November 2, 2016

For the first decade of my work as a wine writer, I probably devoted more columns in The Washington Post...

by Michael Franz | September 19, 2016

For me, this is the toughest of all commonly asked consumer questions about wine. That is to say, this is...

by Michael Franz | July 26, 2016

The world of wine is marked so deeply by variations and nuances that there is almost no proposition to which...

by Michael Franz | June 9, 2016

I’m just back in the USA from a week of tasting in Austria…and though you’ll be reading about some of...

by Michael Franz | June 1, 2016

Virtually every serious taster of Nebbiolo-based wines from Piedmont praised the 2010 vintage in Barolo to the heavens. And for...