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Michael Franz
Michael Franz is a wine writer, educator and consultant. He has served as wine columnist for The Washington Post since 1994, and is the wine writer for the Post’s on-line service, washingtonpost.com. In addition to feature stories and his bi-weekly columns in the Post's print edition, Michael hosts “The Grapevine,” a live interactive show on washingtonpost.com's "Live Online" on alternate Wednesdays at noon.
Michael contributes articles to national and international magazines such as Food and Wine, Santé, Market Watch, Appellation, Where, and Spain Gourmetour, and conducts tastings and seminars for consumers and members of the wine trade across the United States. He has conducted more than 650 site visits and tastings at wineries across Western and Eastern Europe, South America, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Michael judges at national and international wine competitions. He writes about all the world's fine wines, and is an avid student of viticulture and enology as well as the commercial aspects of the international wine trade.