Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Assistant Managing Editor

About

Robert Taylor joined Wine Spectator in 2003 as a copy editor, and shifted to the digital department in 2006 as associate editor. He was promoted to WineSpectator.com assistant managing editor in 2014 and was named managing editor for Wine Spectator Video in 2020.

A Louisiana native, Taylor has a degree in journalism from New York University, and previously worked as a classic arts program editor for Playbill magazine. He lives in Queens with his many houseplants.

Wine Spectator Debuts First and Only Video Interview with Ernest Gallo, E. & J. Gallo Co-Founder, On the Occasion of His 90th Birthday in 1999
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An Artist, a Skater and a Winemaker Walk into a Bar …

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Inside TV’s Most Haunting Wine Cellar

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Exclusive: Wine Spectator Debuts First and Only Video Interview with Ernest Gallo on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday in 1999
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Exclusive: Wine Spectator Debuts First and Only Video Interview with Ernest Gallo on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday in 1999

Never-before-seen film features Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken’s …

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Napa Valley Flip-Turn

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Burgundy’s Mounir Saouma Hosts Charity Auction Celebrating Marie Curie

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