Ray Isle
Executive Wine Editor, Food & Wine Magazine
Ray Isle is the Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine and the Wine & Spirits Editor of Travel + Leisure. He writes Food & Wine’s monthly “Bottle Service” column, and oversees wine content for both brands as well as contributing regular print and online features about wine, spirits, and wine-related travel. His articles about wine, beer, food and spirits have appeared in a wide range of national publications, as well as in Best American Food Writing. He has won the IACP Award for Narrative Beverage Writing three times, has won the gold award from the North American Travel Journalists Association, and has been nominated three times for the James Beard Award in beverage writing.
He speaks regularly on wine at events around the country and is a frequent guest on national media, appearing on programs such as NBC’s Today show, CNBC’s Squawk Box, American Public Media’s “Splendid Table,” and others. His book The World in a Wineglass is out in November, 2023 from Scribner. Follow his wine exploits on twitter @islewine and on Instagram @rayisle.
