Ray Isle

Ray Isle is the executive wine editor for Food & Wine and the wine & spirits editor for Travel + Leisure. He writes Food & Wine’s monthly “What to Drink Next” column as well as regular feature articles for both Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure. His writing on wine and spirits has appeared in Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Departures, Wine & Spirits, Time, The Washington Post, and many other national publications. He has won the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) award for narrative beverage writing multiple times, the American Food Journalists award for beverage writing, and the North American Travel Journalists Association gold award, and has been nominated three times for a James Beard Award in beverage writing. His work has also appeared in the Best American Food Writing series. Isle talks about wine and beverage topics regularly on national media. A frequent guest on NBC Today, he has also appeared on CNBC’s On the Money and Squawkbox, ABC’s The View, CBS’s This Morning, Weekend Today, and radio shows such as The Splendid Table and All Things Considered. He is also a frequent speaker at national wine and food events. Follow him on Instagram @rayisle, and on Twitter @islewine.