Michael Franz, Author at Wine Review Online

Regions to Watch in 2008

by Michael Franz | January 26, 2008

As the very happy occupant of The World’s Best Job, I am exceedingly fortunate to be able to taste thousands...

by Michael Franz | January 6, 2008

Producer of the Year: Villa Maria Winery, Auckland and Marlborough, New Zealand. Quality is rising more rapidly in New Zealand...

by Michael Franz | December 28, 2007

I tasted about 9,000 wines in 2007, and when you check out that many bottles, you get a pretty good...

by Michael Franz | November 27, 2007

The Australian wine industry is in trouble. Pretty serious trouble too, and from more than one source. Five years...

by Michael Franz | November 22, 2007

Statistics show that millions of Americans drink wine on just a few days each year, and Thanksgiving is a big day for...

by Michael Franz | November 21, 2007

Paul Lukacs: I continue to prefer to open American wines on this holiday–not because they necessarily provide the best matches...

by Michael Franz | November 20, 2007

Ed McCarthy: Traditionally, I’ve always chosen a red Burgundy for Thanksgiving dinner. And I still would recommend Burgundy if my...

by Michael Franz | October 30, 2007

There’s no “party line” or “house style” here at Wine Review Online, where our contributors are quite free to take...

by Michael Franz | October 3, 2007

I have tasted some very interesting and distinctive wines from New York over the years, and have always wanted to...

by Michael Franz | August 8, 2007

My friend and WRO colleague Michael Apstein–who is a borderline psychotic in his love of Burgundy–often observes that getting excellent...

by Michael Franz | July 17, 2007

As I noted in my WRO column last month, my love affair with Prosecco geared up only after I learned...

by Michael Franz | June 13, 2007

I love tasting ‘blind’ not because I worry about showing coarse bias for or against wines, but because I worry...