Robert Taylor
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. He is also the director for Wine Spectator's Straight Talk podcast, which he launched in 2022.
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.
Straight Talk Episode 27: The Top 10 Wines of 2024 and the State of the Wine Industry
We're counting all the way down to Wine Spectator 's 2024 Wine of the Year in this …
Cedric The Entertainer and Dev the Somm Star in a New Video
Plus, Dolly Parton releases a new California Chardonnay
Marcus Samuelsson Designs for Home
The chef and restaurateur teamed up with West Elm for a line of sleek and colorful home …
Napa’s Lokoya Climbs the Heights of Mountain Cabernet
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Wine Star: Clos Apalta’s Charles de Bournet
The seventh-generation vintner from the family behind Grand Marnier celebrates 30 years of …
Cedric the Entertainer’s Setta Wines Honor His Literacy-Activist Mother
The comedy legend and Barbershop star is making a charity-driven Napa red blend and more …
Straight Talk Episode 26: Harvest Reality Check with Thomas Rivers Brown
The Napa Cabernet superstar and his dozens of prestigious clients are working overtime …
On 150th Anniversary of Brut Champagne, Pommery Sets Sail
The pioneering Pommery Champagne house celebrated the milestone with a special-edition …
Widow Clicquot Film Offers a Bubbly Blend of Fact and Fiction
A steamy biopic of the Grande Dame of Champagne hits the silver screen