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Ray Isle

Verified
New York
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Food & Wine Exec Wine Editor / Wine & Spirits Editor, Travel + Leisure. On Instagram as @rayisle. Did I get to taste tequila with The Rock? Damn straight I did.
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Drink Pink

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By Betsy Andrews Verified, Ray Isle Verified, Lucy Simon Verified, Jake Sternquist
| Food & Wine Verified
YOU PICK A GOOD ONE: heavy and fragrant, with a deep echo when thumped and a yellow tinge that signals maturity. You lug it home, wash it, then slice through the rind into juicy flesh. Is there anything more refreshing than a watermelon? In fact, there is: a watermelon cocktail. With its complex flavor—fruity-floral with a vegetal edge—watermelon pairs well with the bitter, sour, and spicy tastes of summer refreshers, while its 92% water content quenches thirst and its magenta hue dazzles.
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The History of American Wine in 25 Bottles Original

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By Ray Isle Verified
| Food & Wine Verified
Wine has a long history, longer than most people realize, here in America. The first wines in what’s now the United States were made by French Huguenot immigrants in Florida in the 1500s, using local Muscadine grapes — and they were probably quite appalled if they compared the result to what they were used to drinking back home. That effort didn’t last (not least because the Florida Huguenot colony was massacred by Spanish soldiers in 1565).
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The French Rosés We’re Buying Right Now — From Provence and Far Beyond Original

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By Ray Isle Verified
| Food & Wine Verified
Somewhere around the early 2010s, dry rosé, particularly from Provence, went from a forgotten category to one of the most popular wines on the planet. It’s been on the rise ever since. Rosé is everywhere now: in glasses, poolside during the summer, at dinner parties in the winter, and on Instagram every day.
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