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mer. 9 mai 2012

The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) will host a unique food and wine matching session presented by Ewan Lacey (as seen on Channel 4’s Cookery School) at this years London International Wine Fair.   The tasting, which takes place at 14:00 on Thursday 24th May (Stand G25), will see a number of IWSC medal winning wines matched with popular foods and flavours including olives,

lun. 23 avril 2012

Leading American sommeliers, winegrowers and buyers were among the  judges  at the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s third US tasting.   Following the well-attended event, at California’s Culinary Institute of America, winning wines are awaiting shipment to the UK for expert  chemical analysis .   IWSC’s Managing Director, Allen Gibbons said: “We’ve been judging US wines in California for the past three years and have

mer. 4 avril 2012

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lun. 26 mars 2012

THE International Wine and Spirit Competition’s coveted ‘Communicator of the Year’, backed by Veronafiere, has been awarded to one of America’s greatest living sommeliers, who is also the star of a cult film devoted to wine.   Charlie Arturaola, voted ‘one of the best 10 palates in the United States’ by the American Sommelier Association beat off competition from around the world to win the

ven. 23 mars 2012

Bodegas Ignacio Marin’s Gold Best in Class winning  Marin Old Vine Garnacha 2008  will be served at a live painting event performed by exciting Spanish artist, Xavier González d’Ègara.   The medal winner from the 2011 Competition will available at the Imitate Modern Gallery in London on Friday 23rd March, which will see González d’Ègara (introduced by BBC’s Robert Elms) produce a live art piece

lun. 5 mars 2012

The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) has launched a new award to recognise an individual who has utilised a blog in promoting and increasing public awareness and interest in wines and/or spirits, in the last 12 months.   Sponsored by Gonzalez Byass, the award was launched at ProWein 2012 and will see judges comprising of key wine and spirit trade personalities, brand owners with

mer. 22 févr. 2012

The Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino are proud sponsors of the IWSC Italian Wine Producer of the Year for the second year.   After the three big Italian wine producing regions of Veneto, Piemonte and Tuscany, Michele Shah (IWSC Italian Agent) comments that “the new star to seriously follow is Sicily”. She continues; “finally Sicilian producers have the support they need, the Istituto

mer. 15 févr. 2012

We shine a spotlight on last year's trophy winners as the entry deadlines of 2012 approach.   This month sees the first entry deadlines for the 2012 International Wine & Spirit Competition for Northern Hemisphere producers.   Wine entrants  outside  the US, France, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Canada, Central America, Germany, Austria and Italy have until February 17th to enter the world renowned competition.   Winegrowers

jeu. 9 févr. 2012

THE elite of South Africa’s wine industry met in Paarl to launch this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) which will see a second successful year of local judging.   More than 160 guests including the country’s leading wine makers tasted 150 medal-winning wines and spirits from last year’s IWSC – the most successful in the country’s history.   The decision to taste wines

mer. 8 févr. 2012

WS Media, publishers of the highly popular e-zine Wine Extra and organisers of The Wine Show, have signed an exclusive agreement to be the South African media partner of the prominent International Wine and Spirits Competition.   The agreement gives TWS Media exclusive access to IWSC judging sessions, tastings and results announcements. In addition, TWS Media will also be showcased by the IWSC on various