Robert Camuto (born February 4, 1958) is an American journalist and author specializing in wine culture and epicurean travel writing.

Biography

Camuto was born in New York City. He graduated from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

Residential College in Ann Arbor in 1979 and received a master's degree in Journalism from the Columbia University School of Journalism in 1984. His father is footwear designer

Vince Camuto John Vincent "Vince" Camuto (June 4, 1936 – January 21, 2015) was an American women's footwear designer and shoe industry executive, best known for co-founding the women's fashion brand Nine West. Following the 1999 sale of Nine West to Jones A ...

. He has lived in France with his wife, Gilda, since 2001. The couple has one son.

Career Timeline

Camuto began working as a freelance writer in San Francisco in 1979, where he wrote about music and culture for newspapers and other publications including the short-lived New Wave magazin
Boulevards
''Texas Years''
After graduating from Columbia, Camuto worked as a reporter and editor in Texas, working for the

Dallas Times Herald The ''Dallas Times Herald'', founded in 1888 by a merger of the ''Dallas Times'' and the ''Dallas Herald'', was once one of two major daily newspapers serving the Dallas, Texas (USA) area. It won three Pulitzer Prizes, all for photography, and t ...

and the

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. In 1996, he founded and published the award-winning alternative newsweekly

Fort Worth Weekly ''Fort Worth Weekly'' is an alternative weekly newspaper that serves the Greater Fort Worth area (all of Tarrant County and some of Denton County). The newspaper has an approximate circulation of 35,000. It is published every Wednesday and featur ...

. After selling the weekly in 2000 to

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, he moved to France with his French-born wife and their Texas-born son.

''France and Books on Wine Terroirs''
Since his move overseas, Camuto has contributed travel and epicurean articles for th
Washington PostWine SpectatorFood & WineCucina ItalianaNewsday
and th
Sydney Morning Herald
among others. In 2013, Camuto was named a contributing editor at Wine Spectator. Camuto’s first boo
Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country
describes a pilgrimage through French wine country and was published in 2008 (University of Nebraska Press) to critical acclaim. The story is of a new generation of French regional winemakers striving to preserve endangered traditions, reconnect with nature, and produce quality wines on what are oftentimes little known terroirs. In 2009 the book was translated into French (Editions Michel Lafon) under the titl
Un American dans les vignes: Une ode amoureuse a la France de bien vivre
and it has won two distinguished literary awards: the 2009 Prix du clos de Vougeot and the 2010 Prix Jean Carmet des Vins de Bourgueil. Camuto’s second book
Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
is an exploration of Sicily, from its cuisines to its history, mores, culture, and antimafia movement. The narrative is explored through the lens of the winemakers and the wine they create in the region. Published in 2010, the New York Times wine criti
Eric Asimov
called it a "beautiful, enthralling work." In 2011, Camuto was hired as the main project contributor for th
Michelin Green Guide Sicily
2012).

Bibliography

Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country
University of Nebraska Press, 2008)
Un American dans les vignes: Une ode amoureuse a la France de bien vivre
Editions Michel Lafon, 2009)
Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
(University of Nebraska Press, 2010)
The Green Guide Sicily (Michelin Travel Publications 2012)

References

External links

www.robertcamuto.net

��The American Library in Paris February 7, 2012
"Sipping in Sicily with Robert Camuto"
��East Bay Express March 23, 2011
"Tasting the Wines of Sicily"
��Interview with Jordan Mackay @ chow.com Nov. 2010
"Interview with cellar tours"
Nov. 2010

Oct. 2010
Interview with SicilyGuide
Oct. 2010.
Story on Palmento
in Sept. 3, 2010 edition of La Sicilia (In Italian)
Le Figaro
Dec. 26, 2008 by Anne-Charlotte De Langhe. (in French). * The Huffington Post, March 8, 200

a Q& A by Louise McCready.
Interview in Le Parisien
Sept. 11, 2009 (in French)
Interview in France Ouest
Sept. 13, 2009 (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Camuto, Robert American travel writers American male non-fiction writers Wine writers Living people 1958 births University of Michigan alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni