Wine Review Online was originally conceived by Publisher Robert Whitley as an all-encompassing platform for the many talented wine journalists he came across in his travels as wine columnist for the Creators Syndicate.
Wouldn't it be remarkable, Robert thought, if a significant number of these great voices on the subject of wine could be assembled in one powerful publication? It so happened that Editor Michael Franz, a wine columnist for The Washington Post, had been entertaining similar thoughts.
Whitley and Franz partnered on the concept in early 2005 and Wine Review Online was born.
We believe we have assembled a veritable all-star team of respected wine journalists. Our crew is not only experienced in the wines of the world, but insightful, entertaining and funny, too!
It is our goal to deliver the very finest in wine evaluation, information and education. We hope you will visit often (though our publication schedule is weekly, we will offer a daily wine pick) and take advantage of the expertise of our great team. You can send questions or comments to any of our columnists at the email addresses appearing in the bios below.
It is our hope that you will embrace Wine Review Online and make it your No. 1 resource for credible information and recommendations on wine.
 Michael Apstein, M.D., is a frequent contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle, a wine educator for more than 20 years, a freelance contributor to many national magazines, James Beard Award winner for wine writing, former wine columnist for the Boston Globe, and a judge for numerous national and international wine competitions. Contact: mapstein@winereviewonline.com
 Sarah Belk King -- who goes by Sally -- recently turned to freelance writing and editing after 16 years as an editor at Bon Appetit. She contributes to numerous national publications on the topics of wine, food and travel. Prior to Bon Appetit Sally was wine and food editor for both House Beautiful and House & Garden. Sally holds a diploma from Paris’ Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne. King has written several cookbooks; her first, Around the Southern Table, was nominated for Best Book of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. She has been tasting wine professionally for 25 years and has judged at numerous wine competitions. Contact: sbelk@winereviewonline.com
 Gerald D. Boyd has been writing about wine and spirits since 1968. He is the former Editor of The Wine Spectator and was a staff wine writer for The San Francisco Chronicle. Gerald currently is a regular contributor to Decanter, The Wine News, Quarterly Review of Wines and Winestate of Australia, as well as the trade magazines Vineyard & Winery Management and Hotel Food & Beverage Executive. Gerald also is an adjunct wine instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College. Contact: gboyd@winereviewonline.com
 Mary Ewing-Mulligan, MW, is co-author of Wine for Dummies and six other books, president of International Wine Center, executive director of U.S. programs for the Wine & Spirit Educational Trust, president of the Institute of Masters of Wine (North America) and wine columnist for The New York Daily News and the trade magazines Nation's Restaurant News and Beverage Dynamics. Contact: mewing@winereviewonline.com
 Michael Franz is editor and managing partner of Wine Review Online, columnist for FRANCE magazine, freelance contributor to several international wine magazines, instructor for Washington Wine Academy and L'Academie de Cuisine, and consultant to 13 restaurants. He wrote as wine columnist for The Washington Post for 11 years before leaving to edit WRO, and has conducted more than 950 site visits and tastings at wineries around the world. Contact: mfranz@winereviewonline.com
 W. Blake Gray is author of “California Winetopia,” a Japanese-language guide to California wines. He was previously a staff wine writer/editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, and has contributed articles on wine and sake to The Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine, Wine & Spirits, and several in-flight magazines. Gray is currently Chairman of the Electoral College of the Vintners Hall of Fame.
 Paul Lukacs is Wine Editor of Saveur magazine, as well as author of The Great Wines of America. Paul's first book, American Vintage: The Rise of American Wine, won the three major wine Book of the Year awards in 2001 -- the James Beard Foundation, Champagne Veuve Clicquot, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Contact: plukacs@winereviewonline.com
 Ed McCarthy is author of Champagne for Dummies and co-author of Wine For Dummies, White Wine For Dummies, Red Wine For Dummies, Wine Buying Companion For Dummies, French Wine For Dummies, and Italian Wine For Dummies, as well as regular contributor to QRW magazine, and columnist for Nation's Restaurant News and Beverage Media. He and Mary Ewing-Mulligan co-authored WINE STYLE, published in October '05. Contact: emccarthy@winereviewonline.com
 Linda Murphy lives in Sonoma County and is the West Coast correspondent for Decanter magazine and U.S. correspondent for JancisRobinson.com. She also contributes to Food & Wine magazine, Epicurious.com and the San Francisco Chronicle, where she was the wine editor from 2003 to 2006 and won two James Beard Awards for best food/wine section. Before joining the Chronicle, Linda was Managing Editor of WineToday.com, the New York Times' wine web site. In a previous career, she was a sportswriter at the San Diego Union newspaper, but gave up that beer-and-a-shot world for fine wine. Contact: lmurphy@winereviewonline.com
 Leslie Sbrocco Leslie Sbrocco is author of Wine for Women and the Simple & Savvy Wine Buying Guide (both from William Morrow). She is a regular wine columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, Tasting Notes columnist for Epicurious.com, host of PBS television's Check Please! Bay Area, a speaker, wine judge, and consultant to Kimpton Hotels. Contact: lsbrocco@winereviewonline.com
 Marguerite Thomas is travel editor for The Wine News, and author of a monthly column, "The Intrepid Gastronome," for The Los Angeles Times International Syndicate. She is author of a cookbook and of two books about wines in the Eastern U.S., and is a frequent contributor to national wine magazines. Contact: mthomas@winereviewonline.com
 Robert Whitley is publisher and managing partner of Wine Review Online, author of "Wine Talk," a column syndicated nationally by the Creators Syndicate, host of an online radio show 'Whitley On Wine', and director of the following international wine competitions: Critics Challenge, Sommelier Challenge, Winemaker Challenge, San Diego International and Monterey International. (www.CriticsChallenge.com, www.SommelierChallenge.com, www.WinemakerChallenge.com, www.SDIWC.com, www.MontereyWineCompetition.com).
Contact: whitleyonwine@yahoo.com, http://twitter.com/wineguru
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