
Robert Camuto
About
Wine Spectator contributing editor Robert Camuto is a career journalist who moved to southern France with his family in 2001 and then to Verona, Italy, in 2015. He has written wine travel stories, winemaker profiles and features for the magazine since 2008. He also writes a twice-monthly, Europe-based column for WineSpectator.com called Robert Camuto Meets…
A frequent traveler through the wine countries of Italy, France and occasionally beyond, Camuto is author of several books exploring old terroirs in modern times: His most recent book is South of Somewhere: Wine, Food and the Soul of Italy, being released in October 2021. A native New Yorker, Camuto has been a home winemaker and olive oil producer.

Italy's Best Winemakers Pour Their Wines and Their Optimism at OperaWine 2025
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Etna’s Great Secret
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Carmenère “On the Rocks” in Italy
This Veneto winemaker is on a mission to elevate Bordeaux’s “lost” grape

Falling for Champagne (Again), Part 3: Giving Pinot Meunier the Spotlight
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A Burgundy-Style Paulée Arrives in Brunello-Land
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Why Wine Must Change
To stay relevant, great wine must be affordable and sustainable

Falling for Champagne (Again), Part 2: A Second Name to Love
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