Episode 7 - Ray Isle, Executive Wine Editor, Food & Wine and Wine & Spirits Editor for Travel + Leisure and Departures

In our seventh episode, we chat with Ray Isle, Executive Wine Editor, Food & Wine and Wine & Spirits Editor for Travel + Leisure and Departures. Ray has twice won the IACP Award for Narrative Beverage Writing and the Gold Award from the North American Travel Journalists Association.⁣⁣⁣⁣Tune in to hear Ray share his thoughts on:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣1) How covering wine, spirits and cocktails differ⁣⁣2) How consumers are sticking to what they know when buying wine at retail during the pandemic⁣⁣3) Why diversity in the wine industry is an even greater imperative now⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣4) How technologies, like Zoom, and online delivery services, such as Wine.com, are transforming the wine experience⁣⁣5) How the personalities behind the wines are what fascinate him and enrich his coverage⁣⁣6) What are the Do’s and Don’ts for getting his attention⁣⁣7) How he chooses the wines he recommends to readers and his advice to wine producers who want to be featured in his stories ⁣⁣8) How he balances his coverage between affordable wines that are widely available and those that are more of a stretch⁣⁣Ray also addresses a listener question from Doreen Winkler, Founder, Orange Glou, a wine subscription service, on whether orange wine is ready for a broader audience.⁣⁣⁣⁣Connect with Ray on Twitter at @islewine and on Instagram at @rayisle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.