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Paddy Irish Whiskey Wins Silver Outstanding at 2018 International Wine and Spirits Competition – Irish Whiskey News

Judges awarded Paddy Irish Whiskey from the Sazerac Company with a Silver Outstanding Medal at the 2018 International Wine & Spirit Competition.

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DuToitskloof Wines

Gold and Silver at IWSC 2018

This year we submitted three wines to the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC). We were exhilarated to find out at CapeWine this month that we had been awarded one Gold and two Silver medals for our entries.

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Wine.co.za

Ernie Els Wines is the Top Performing South African Cabernet Sauvignon at IWSC

Continuing the magnificent high of Cape Wine 2018 Ernie Els Wines is excited to announce that their 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon has been rated as the best Cabernet Sauvignon in South Africa according to the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London.

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Whisky Intelligence

TWO A. SMITH BOWMAN SPIRITS TAKE HOME HONORS AT THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION

Judges awarded two spirits from A. Smith Bowman Distillery with one Silver Outstanding and one Silver medal at the 2018 International Wine & Spirit Competition, held earlier this summer in London, England.

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Canadian Whisky News

Royal Canadian small batch Canadian whisky wins Gold at IWSC 2018

Judges awarded four Canadian whiskies from the Sazerac Company with high honors at the 2018 International Wine & Spirit Competition, awarding one Gold, one Silver Outstanding, and two Silver medals.

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Spier

Spier's 21 Gables Chenin Blanc Crowned The World's Best Chenin Blanc

The Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2016 has received the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition’s 2018 Chenin Blanc Trophy – beating all other Chenin Blanc wines entered into this competition to be crowned the world’s best.

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Wine Mag

International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 results

The results of the SA judging sessions of the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2018 were announced today.

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Travel + Leisure

Prince William and Kate Middleton Love This Hidden Wine Region

In 2016, Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Canada as part of their Commonwealth tour. It was then that the rest of the world learned about one of the world’s best-kept secrets: British Columbia's wine country. Along their journey, the Duke and Duchess stopped in to taste the local fare, including food and drink sourced from the Okanagan Valley, a small region in Western Canada that is also home to Mission Hill Winery. In 1994, Mission Hill’s 1992 vintage won "Best Chardonnay" at the International Wine and Spirit Competition, making it the very first Okanagan winery to receive such high recognition.

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Wine.co.za

IWSC celebrates best year yet for South African wines

The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is celebrating its biggest and best year yet for South African wines, as the competition returns to Cape Town this week to present winning producers with their certificates and trophies.

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NZ Herald

The London effect: Why all the 'cool kids' are drinking gin

New Zealand gin Scapegrace Gold was recently given the highest possible accolade in the global industry when it was named best London dry gin in the world at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition.

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The Japan Times

Crafting a Japanese gin: Domestic distilleries are producing low-volume, high-quality batches that source local ingredients

Japanese craft gins are just now gaining increased recognition abroad. Ki no Bi has won several international awards, including, mostly recently, the Contemporary Gin Trophy at the International Wine & Spirits Competition.

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Wine Business

Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon

Earlier this year, the Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, won a Gold Medal at the International Wines and Spirits Competition (IWSC) in London.

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Brand South Australia News

Barossa Valley gin distilling dreams become reality

It took a career crisis and a curiosity for gin making for ex-policewoman and classical musician Nicole Durdin to turn to the world of distilling in the Barossa Valley. Nicole and her husband Jon were living in the UK when a desire to move home and delve into something starkly different to their professions took over. This weekend the South Australian pair will celebrate the opening of Seppeltsfield Road Distillers (SRD), the Barossa Valley’s first commercial distillery ... The gins have already scooped a number of awards, including the House Gin which won silver and the Barossa Gin which won bronze at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.

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The Moodie Davitt Report

Flying Kiwi: Scapegrace Gold from New Zealand named world’s best gin

New Zealand gin Scapegrace Gold has been named best London dry gin in the world at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition.

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The Shout

New Zealand gin named world’s best London Dry

A New Zealand gin has been named best London dry gin in the world at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), recently held in London.

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Breakthru Beverage Group

No Need for Luck: Tullamore D.E.W. Brings Big Win for Irish Whiskey

There was no need for magical charms or intervention from tiny mythological creatures on behalf of Tullamore D.E.W. at the International Wine & Spirits Competition this year, as Tully’s beloved 18 Year Old Single Malt won the Worldwide Whiskey Trophy, making them the first whiskey from the Emerald Isle to take the top honor since 2009.

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Nikkei Asian Review

London says 'kanpai' to sake as British brewers increase production

Just 18 months after setting up in a small unit in a shared warehouse, Kanpai London Craft Sake Brewery has outgrown its premises and is hoping to move to a bigger site to meet demand for its sake which is now stocked at 17 shops, including luxury department store Selfridges. Its Kanpai Pure Junmai Sake was awarded the Bronze prize at the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition.

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Food & Beverage

New Zealand spirit named best London dry gin in the world

A New Zealand gin has been named the best London dry gin in the world at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.

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Beverage Daily

Marvolio’s Nostrums recognized for its ‘stimulating flavor’ liqueurs

Marvolio’s Nostrums has launched a trio of small batch liqueurs combining premium spirits with fine ingredients to create complex and stimulating flavors.

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The Canberra Times

Award-winning Underground Spirits launches coffee vodka

There’s something about the word symmetry at Underground Spirits at the moment. Not only has it rebranded its bottles to feature a stylised map of Canberra but everything about the business appears to be falling into line.

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