Entry & Shipping Deadlines 2018 (Competition Now Open)
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Northern Hemisphere (Wine)
| Country | Group Shipping Deadline | Final Entry & Delivery Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Asia (except China) & Africa (except South Africa) | 9th February | 27th February |
| Europe & Russia (except countries below) | 9th February | 28th February |
| Canada | 23rd February | 2nd March |
| USA | 16th February | 15th March |
| Portugal | 23rd February | 17th March |
| Spain | 2nd March | 28th March |
| Germany, Austria & Switzerland | 20th March | 6th April |
| United Kingdom | n/a | 6th April |
| Italy, Greece & Cyprus | 6th April | 27th April |
| France | 13th April | 30th April |
| Vermouth & Aromatised Wines (All Countries) | n/a | 18th May |
| Mexico | n/a | 27th July |
| Prosecco di Conegliano DOCG (Only) | n/a | 31st July |
| Baijiu | n/a | 31st August |
| China | 24th August | 31st August |
| Low/No Alcohol/Bag in Box/Fruit Flavoured Wine | n/a | 10th September |
Southern Hemisphere (Wine)
| Country | Group Shipping Deadline | Final Entry & Delivery Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Please see below for more information | 13th July |
| Argentina | Please see below for more information | 27th July |
| Central & South America (except Mexico & Argentina) | 13th July | 28th July |
| Australia | 27th July | 17th August |
| New Zealand | n/a | 11th September |
Spirits
| Country | Group Shipping Deadline | Final Entry & Delivery Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Romania | 9th February | 18th May |
| Japan | 9th February | 18th May |
| USA | 16th February | 18th May |
| Portugal & Canada | 23rd February | 18th May |
| Canada | 23rd February | 18th May |
| Spain | 2nd March | 18th May |
| Germany & Austria | 20th March | 18th May |
| France | 23rd March | 18th May |
| Spirits (all other countries) | n/a | 24th May |
| Extended Spirits Deadline (Gin & Vodka) | n/a | 18th June |
Final Entry & Delivery deadline is when entries need to arrive at the Competition Cellars, if not being sent via a partner.
Shipping wine to South Africa?
All South Africa Wine entries (4 bottles per entry) must be sent to Vineyard Hotel, Colinton Road, Newlands, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa from 24 June to 12 July. The deadline for online entries is 11 July.
Please clearly mark all boxes as IWSC Wine Competition, Vineyard Hotel Conference Centre.
If your South African wines are already in the UK, please send them to the Competition cellars.
All South African spirit entries must be sent directly to the UK.
Shipping wine from Argentina?
We have partnered with TNT Argentina to make the entry process easier for you. Only entrants from Argentina can use the TNT Argentina group shipping option.
Please deliver 4 samples of each wine to:
TNT Argentina SRL
Calle Lamadrid 65
Dorrego
Guaymallen
CP 5519 Mendoza Argentina
- Deadline to deliver your wine samples to TNT Argentina: 25 June 2018
If you have any questions about the group shipping offer, please contact TNT Argentina via email.
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- “As a start-up brand you focus hard on achieving credibility and creating awareness. Winning Gold Outstanding and the Mezcal Trophy provided us with a level of credibility and exposure that we simply could not have achieved on our own. The awards helped secure key listings in Harvery Nichols and Selfridges and certainly played a significant part in opening up dialogue with potential U.S importers and ultimately securing one. I thought hard about which competition to enter and what the return on that investment would be. I can say with absolute confidence that the IWSC was worth every penny.”David ShepherdFounder & Director, Corte Vetusto
- “IWSC is a very important competition to us in terms of showing consumers our quality. It's one of the competitions that we definitely enter on a yearly basis.”Ian ChangMaster Blender, Kavalan Distillery
- “Out of all of the awards, the IWSC is probably the most prestigious and most honest awards. You choose your judges very well and they're very good, honest, decent people. They do it for the love of the industry.”Sukhinder SinghMD, The Whisky Exchange
- “The IWSC is a very prestigious competition. The prestige is a great thing to be able to communicate to our customers who have great respect for it.”David PorterOperations & Buying, Lea & Sandeman
- “The IWSC represents everything, without a doubt. There's no better competition in the world where you can judge yourself not just against your countrymen but against the rest of the world.”Andy AndersonWinemaker, Takapoto Estate
- “Fantastic company and fantastic award . . . In the wine industry, having an award like this is such an accolade.”Claire GriffithsCommercial Director, Vina Cono Sur
- “It's one of the greatest international awards you can get. It's similar to an Oscar, if you like.”Lenz MoserWinemaker, Yantai Changyu Pioneer Company
- “Because of the number of international judges that are tasting the wines and the number of wines that are being entered, it’s a great privilege for us to receive this award. The history of the competition, the standing that it has amongst the international wine world and certainly amongst one’s peers, to be able to get an award at the IWSC means a lot. There are a lot of competitions around the world – this probably represents the top award you could get as a winemaker.”Gary & Kathy JordanWinemakers, Jordan Wine Estate
- “It’s a great honour to win especially as nowadays people are focusing on the quality not just the numbers, so it does mean a huge amount getting recognition from an institution as well sought after as the IWSC.”Chris BlandyOwner, Blandy's Wines
- “This will be a recognition that will help in building the brand further, and building its prestige around the world.”Victor FuentesDirector General, El Coto de Rioja S.A
- “The IWSC is a well renowned, well looked up to standard and a symbol of premium products so it’s a great achievement to win any award.”Andrea FreeboroughCellar Master, Nederburg Wines
