Mitch Frank
About
Mitch Frank joined Wine Spectator as associate editor in 2005 and serves as news editor for the magazine and WineSpectator.com. He was promoted to senior editor for news in 2022.
Frank previously worked at Time magazine, where he covered American politics and global affairs. He has published two books for teenage readers: Understanding September 11th and Understanding the Holy Land. Since 2010, he and his family have lived in New Orleans. When he's not tasting wine, Mitch loves great food, great music, and watching the New York Mets break his heart.
Undefining Moderate Drinking
Neither winemakers nor neo-Prohibitionists nor U.S. citizens win with the new Dietary …
Redefining Luxury at Napa’s Trois Noix
Jaime Araujo introduces Trois Noix, Cobb Wines opens Healdsburg tasting room and a new …
Guilty Pleas in $99 Million Wine Ponzi Scheme
British con men plead guilty in ellaborate fraud case, and remembering Sam Sebastiani
The Year in U.S. Winery Deals
Winery mergers and acquisitions dipped in 2025, but a handful of notable U.S. sales reflect …
Top Wine News of 2025
Tariffs, health advisories and slowing sales? Yes, but the past 12 months also brought …
Federal Anti-Alcohol Report Shelved
USDA shelves anti-alcohol report in favor of long-standing recommendations on alcohol …
Reimagining—and Restoring—a Napa Icon: Robert Mondavi Winery’s Renovation
Cliff May’s 1966 design of the Robert Mondavi Winery was groundbreaking; an ambitious …
Danny Meyer Marks 40 Years of His Little NYC Restaurant That Could
Union Square Cafe opened in 1985 and, thanks to great wine, food and hospitality, is busier …
Wine Legends Raise Money for Hope in Haiti
The Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation partnered with José Andrés and some of the …

