Michael Franz, Author at Wine Review Online

Ed McCarthy: An Appreciation

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. ...

by Michael Franz | January 5, 2024

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

by Michael Franz | December 27, 2023

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

by Michael Franz | December 27, 2023

Every year has its challenges as well as its charms, but for me and my colleagues at Wine...