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Harpers

Future 50 up-and-coming drinks stars announced

The final selection for the Future 50 awards was revealed at an International Wine & Spirit Competition event last night.

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The Moodie Davitt Report

Four Pillars claims IWSC 2019 International Gin Producer of the Year award

Fast-growing Australian spirits producer Four Pillars has claimed the 2019 International Gin Producer of the Year award at the 50th annual International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).

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Harpers

Ridgeview's Roberts named 2020 IWSC president

Tamara Roberts, chief executive of Ridgeview Wines, has been appointed president of the International Wine & Spirit Competition Awards for 2020.

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Nippon

Japan's "Daiyame" Wins Top Shochu Prize at Int'l Contest

"Daiyame," from Japan, has won the top prize in the "shochu" distilled spirits category at the International Wine & Spirit Competition for 2019.

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Liberty Wines

Liberty Wines scoops IWSC On-trade Supplier 2019

The International Wine & Spirit Competition Awards Banquet took place at Guildhall, City of London last night and we are delighted to have been named the IWSC On-trade Supplier 2019.

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White River Post

Local restaurateurs enjoy sparkling evening

At the 2017 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC), the 2014 vintage of the Plaisir de Merle Grand Brut won gold as the most outstanding bottle-fermented wine in the world, competing with all the great French names.

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Melbourne Food and Wine

Drinking Victoria: Matt Skinner

Matt was named Best Young International Wine Writer of 2012 by Italy's Grande Cru d'Italia, has been short-listed for The International Wine & Spirit Competition’s International Communicator of the Year award three times, and was recipient of the coveted Negociants Working with Wine Fellowship in 2000.

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Ireland Before You Die

Irish whiskey distilled in Cork named best in the world

The whiskey, distilled in County Cork, Ireland, received the ‘Worldwide Whiskey Trophy 2019’ at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), hosted in London.

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Retail Times

Bright Spirits launches range of award-winning gins: Pips, Peels and Roots to UK’s off and on-trade

Produced with passion and care at its single bespoke 250 litre copper pot still in London, the products are already winning awards with Silver and Bronze medals at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in 2019.

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The Buyer

Why Ridgeview’s Tom Surgey is an IWSC Julian Brind MW Finalist

Tom Surgey will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Nik Darlington, Ross Carter, Justin Howard Sneyd MW, Dawn Davies, Xavier Rousset MS and Sam Harrop MW all previous winners of the IWSC’s Julian Brind Memorial Award.

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Food & Beverage Industry News

Sunshine Sugar dips into rum market

Since 2009, Stuart has been appointed as an International Spirit Panel Judge (specialising in Rum), at the International Wine and Spirit competition (IWSC) held in London each year.

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Neat Pour

IWSC Drops Shortlist of Finalists For Wine & Spirit Producer Awards

Get ready for a new round of bottle stickers! Today, the International Wine & Spirits Competition released their shortlist of finalists.

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The Buyer

IWSC’s Julian Brind Finalists: Haslam-Coates and Richardson

Here we profile two more of the finalists for this year’s prize: PR manager, Sula Richardson of Phipps Relations and wine educator from Tasmania, Curly Haslam-Coates.

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Isle of Wight News

Isle of Wight’s Mermaid Gin bottle ‘perfect at every possible level’ say Design Awards’ judges

It’s not just Islanders who love the new Mermaid Gin bottle, the judges of the International 2019 Design Awards thought it was a worthy winner too

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Now in SA

It’s official; South Africa is home to the world’s best wines

The flagship red of this family owned boutique wine estate has been named the world’s best blended red wine at the 2019 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).

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News 24

Local wine named top red blend at global competition

Constantia Glen Five 2015 won the international trophy for world’s best blended red wine at the 2019 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) held in London.

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Grande Consumo

Gin português The Foxtale conquista medalha em competição internacional de bebidas

Com um paladar herbal, o The Foxtale Dry Gin mostra que Portugal é mais do que um país de vinhos. Distribuído pela Companhia Espirituosa, a bebida recebeu uma medalha de bronze na International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC 2019).

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