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Each week we publish stories about the best wines and spirits, our experts, upcoming events, and beverage industry news. And, don't miss our new IWSC Insights series, where we take an in-depth look into drinks businesses and markets around the world. Looking for recommendations? Visit our consumer website Club Oenologique to read our top 10s and reviews.

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IWSC to hold its third Global Judging in South Africa

In 2024, for the third time, we will be taking our coveted awards to South Africa – to judge the country’s wines, as well as spirits in-situ.

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Alternative drinks

IWSC Judges' Picks for Dry January: best non-alcoholic cocktails & aperitifs

Continuing our Dry January series, we are excited to highlight the best ready-to-drink non-alcoholic cocktails and aperitifs from our recent judging.

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Forsyths: how the fourth-generation coppersmiths are going global

Gleaming pot stills are a timeless and iconic image of the whisky industry. There’s always been a certain romanticism surrounding them but none more so than when crafted by a family-run firm with a long tradition of coppersmithing such as Forsyths.

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Alternative drinks

IWSC Judges’ Picks for Dry January: low & no alcohol spirits

Celebrating the growing quality of low & no drinks, this dry January we are showcasing the best-performing low & no alcohol spirits from our 2023 judging.

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Alternative drinks

IWSC Judges’ Picks for Dry January: low & no alcohol wines

To mark dry January, we highlight the best low & no alcohol wines from our 2023 judging.

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Wine news

IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia: judges’ impressions of Armenian wines

At our first Global Judging event of the 2024 Awards, we were delighted to welcome entries from Georgia, as well as from Armenia. Following the tasting, we caught up with our judge Cat Lomax to hear her feedback on Armenian wines.

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Wine news

Georgian Wine: on the road to global success

At the end of the IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia, we sat down with our experts, David Kermode, Will Hill, Cat Lomax, as well as Head Judge Alistair Cooper MW, to hear their opinions of the Georgian wines tasted and the country's future on the global wine stage.

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Show Time! Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2024 preview

Kicking off the 2024 drinks trade show calendar, Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris is back with a bang next February with its biggest show yet. Lucy Shaw caught up with Vinexposium’s CEO, Rodolphe Lameyse, to get the lowdown on what to expect

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Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris IWSC bottle collection

The IWSC is offering visitors and exhibitors attending February’s Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris the opportunity to ‘drop off’ bottles/cans entered to its 2024 awards.

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