Ray Isle is the Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine and the Wine & Spirits Editor of Travel + Leisure. He oversees Food & Wine's monthly “Bottle Service” section as well as wine content for both brands, and contributes 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 four times, the gold award from the North American Travel Journalists Association twice, 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, CBS Mornings, American Public Media’s “Splendid Table,” and others. His book The World in a Wineglass was published in 2023 by Scribner/Simon & Schuster. Follow his wine exploits on Instagram @rayisle.  

Ray is the moderator for the California, Oregon, and White Burgundy Seminar on Friday, February 28 at 9:30 am. He will also co-host The Vintage Burgundy Dinner alongside Amanda McCrossin on Saturday, March 1 at 7:00 pm.