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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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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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IWSC Wine Judging in Georgia: medal results revealed

The IWSC is delighted to announce the winners of our 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia.

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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia: deliberations from our judges

At the end of the IWSC Wine Judging in Georgia, our international experts shared their overall impressions of the wines they tasted.

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IWSC is going to Kentucky for its first global Whiskey & RTD judging

We are delighted to announce that in September 2024 our team of international experts will head to Kentucky to judge North American Whiskey & RTDs in situ.

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Tailor-made labels: BevZero

With the unstoppable rise of the ‘nolo’ category, the expertise of dealcoholisation specialist BevZero has never been more in demand. We caught up with Director of Sales and Marketing EMEA, Irem Eren, and managing director for South Africa, Gustav Fouché, to get the lowdown on the firm’s white and private label programmes. Wine is a notoriously slow-paced industry that demands the patience of a saint

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Pulling out all the stops: how Guala Closures is leading the luxury market

Every Guala Closures’ research and development centre - from Scotland, Italy and Bulgaria to Ukraine, China and Mexico - is located within the plant, allowing a close relationship between the design and production teams which, therefore, also speeds up the development process.

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