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 and in Best American Food Writing; he has also won the IACP Award for Narrative Beverage Writing four times, the gold award from the North American Travel Journalists Association, and 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, CNBC’s Squawk Box, CBS Mornings, American Public Media’s Splendid Table, and others. His book The World in a Wineglass was published in 2023 by Scribner. Follow his wine exploits on Instagram @rayisle.