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.

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