Deadlines for 2026

UK Judging

The UK judging, held in London, is the IWSC's flagship event, covering wine, spirits, other alcoholic drinks and no, low & mid-strength categories.

The 'other alcoholic' and 'no, low and mid-strength' categories include, but are not limited to, no and low alcohol wines and spirits, ferments, functional and adult soft drinks along side cider, beer, RTDs, wine-based drinks, and vermouth. Please refer to the the No, Low and Mid-Strength Entry pack for a detailed breakdown.
Entry categoryEntry deadlineGroup (consolidated) shipping deadlineDirect delivery deadline
2026 Wine Judging in London

13th March

2026-03-13all day2026 Wine Judging in London - Entry and payment deadline

6th March

2026-03-06all day2026 Wine Judging in London - Group shipping deadline

20th March

2026-03-20all day2026 Wine Judging in London - Direct delivery deadline
2026 Spirits Judging in London

20th March

2026-03-20all day2026 Spirits Judging in London - Entry and payment deadline

6th March

2026-03-06all day2026 Spirits Judging in London - Group shipping deadline

27th March

2026-03-27all day2026 Spirits Judging in London - Direct delivery deadline
2026 No, Low & Mid-Strength judging in London

27th March

2026-03-27all day2026 No, Low & Mid-Strength judging in London - Entry and payment deadline

6th March

2026-03-06all day2026 No, Low & Mid-Strength judging in London - Group shipping deadline

2nd April

2026-04-02all day2026 No, Low & Mid-Strength judging in London - Direct delivery deadline

**The countries included in the Spirits consolidated shipping are:
Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and USA.

Global Judging

As part of our Global Judging, each year, the IWSC takes its experts to regions around the world, collaborating with local experts to judge wines/spirits from those countries 'in situ'.

Each year, new locations will be selected and these regions will vary from year to year.
Entry categoryEntry deadlineGroup (consolidated) shipping deadlineDirect delivery deadline
2026 Global Wine and Spirit Judging in Georgia (opens 1 October 2025)

3rd November

2025-11-03all day2026 Global Wine and Spirit Judging in Georgia (opens 1 October 2025) - Entry and payment deadline

17th November

2025-11-17all day2026 Global Wine and Spirit Judging in Georgia (opens 1 October 2025) - Group shipping deadline

17th November

2025-11-17all day2026 Global Wine and Spirit Judging in Georgia (opens 1 October 2025) - Direct delivery deadline