Events archive

Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2023

Mon 13 Feb 2023 - Wed 15 Feb 2023

WINE PARIS  will take place on 13-15 February 2023 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles and the IWSC will be there.For just £35 per entry, visitors and exhibitors can drop their bottles off at the IWSC stand. The IWSC stand will be located H6 B 204.

RumFest

Sat 15 Oct 2022 - Sun 16 Oct 2022

The IWSC will be joining the UK’s Premium Rum Experience and the World's longest running Rum festival – RumFest! Now in its 16th year, visitors are invited to embark on a journey of rum discovery over two days in the heart of London.  https://rumfest.co.uk/

IWSC 2023 Awards Open

Mon 10 Oct 2022

The IWSC is delighted to share the news that it’s 2023 Awards will be open for entry from Wednesday 5 October.

IWSC Awards Dinner & Industry Celebration

Thu 29 Sep 2022 - Fri 30 Sep 2022

As we head toward the close of our 2022 judging, the IWSC is delighted announce its   2022 Awards Dinner & Industry Celebration .  Offering an evening of celebration for all its valuable award entrants, and an opportunity to bring the international drinks community together again, the event will be held at the   Roundhouse , London, on Thursday 29 September. Celebrating the success of

Junipalooza

Sat 11 Jun 2022 - Sun 12 Jun 2022

Now in its 9th year, Junipalooza's weekend celebration of gin returns to Tobacco Dock. Taste your way through a range of quality gin brands, including several IWSC award winning gins and make the most of the free masterclasses on offer. We highly recommend the 'Going for Gold' masterclass on Sunday 12 June, hosted by IWSC Judge, Olivier Ward.

London Whisky Weekender

Sat 14 May 2022 - Sun 15 May 2022

Join The Whisky Lounge team for an opportunity to sample the best home-grown whiskies from Scotland, England and further afield including India, the USA and Japan.

La Piñata

Sat 7 May 2022

On Saturday 7 May, several of the IWSC's 2022 medal winning mezcal's and tequila's will be available to try at La Piñata.  A celebration of Agave spirits, Mexican culture and an opportunity to taste some of the best Tequila and Mezcal side by side.

IWSC Scotch & Worldwide Whisky Tasting

Thu 21 Oct 2021

The IWSC is delighted to invite trade and media professionals to an exclusive Whisky tasting in Edinburgh.

2021 Back to School Tasting

Mon 11 Oct 2021

To celebrate the reopening of the trade, the IWSC Foundation is delighted to offer drinks industry students and members of the trade a unique new discovery tasting of an unusual selection of wines & spirits.

ProWein 2021

Fri 19 Mar 2021 - Tue 23 Mar 2021

The IWSC will once again be attending ProWein, a leading trade fair for wine and spirits hosted in Germany

Awards ceremony

Wed 18 Nov 2020

Our 2020 awards ceremony will take place as a virtual broadcast on YouTube, presented by David Kermode & Joel Harrison

French Wine Discoveries London

Tue 21 Jan 2020

IWSC will showcase ten top-rated French wines recommended by our experts – all scoring 90 points and above in our tastings last year