Michael Franz, Author at Wine Review Online

Tenuta Cucco: A Rising Star in the Barolo Firmament

by Michael Franz | August 9, 2024

The legally bounded Barolo wine zone in Italy’s Piedmont region is—to the naked eye at first glance—such an obviously great...

by Michael Franz | July 1, 2024

Over this past weekend, judges gathered in San Diego for the 21st running of the Critics Challenge International Wine and...

by Michael Franz | June 19, 2024

In any category that includes lots of different things, those falling in the middle often get overlooked, simply because they...

by Michael Franz | May 15, 2024

Our friend and long-time Wine Review Online contributor Ed McCarthy passed away on May 2, which we note with sadness...

by Michael Franz | April 17, 2024

Gone are the days when heat was an issue in relation to wine only during summer. With many locations around...

by Michael Franz | April 17, 2024

Gone are the days when heat was an issue in relation to wine only during summer. With many locations around...

by Michael Franz | April 10, 2024

Sommeliers hold a higher profile right now than they have for a generation–or maybe two. Even while acknowledging that the...

by Michael Franz | April 7, 2024

Along with my colleagues at Wine Review Online, I’m delighted to welcome Pam Roberto to our ranks as a regular...

by Michael Franz | April 7, 2024

It is with profound gratitude that we at WRO thank Ed McCarthy for his consistently excellent columns published every four...

by Michael Franz | March 15, 2024

Surely you’ve seen wine competition medal stickers in ads or on labels or “hang tags” on bottles in retail stores,...

by Michael Franz | February 15, 2024

I know, I know…we’re into February, and the conventional time for making resolutions is more than a month behind us. ...

by Michael Franz | February 7, 2024

I know, I know…we’re into February, and the conventional time for making resolutions is more than a month behind us. ...