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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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IWSC reveals the producers shortlisted for top wine trophies
IWSC unveils the final shortlists for the Wine Producer Awards, which recognise the best producers across the world.
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2020 Wine Trophies Announced
Find out which 30 wines scooped the top spot this year as we reveal the wine trophies.
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2020 Southern Hemisphere wine judging: the verdict
IWSC experts have sampled the wares of the 2020 Southern Hemisphere entries, culminating in the trophy judging at the end of an enlightening week.
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IWSC Business Insight: Berkmann Wine Cellars
Founded in 1964, Berkmann Wine Cellars is the largest family-owned and family-run wine importer in the UK
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Top white and rosé Grenache wines
Discover seven of the best examples of white and rosé Grenache from the IWSC’s recent tasting of Northern Hemisphere wines
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Future 50 Q&A: Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre
Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre is associate professor of history at Trinity College in Connecticut, where she teaches World Histories of Wine and The History of French Wine
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2020 Northern Hemisphere wine judging: the verdict
Wine judging committee member Alistair Cooper MW assesses the first round of this year’s wine judging, and the trends, highlights and emerging talent of 2020
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Future 50 Q&A: Monica Samuels
Monica Samuels is in charge of sake and spirits at Vine Connections, a boutique importer of South American wines and Japanese sake
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Finding the quality end of Prosecco
The nation seems to be obsessed with Prosecco, the Italian sparkling made in Veneto from the Glera grape variety, better known by most people as the Prosecco grape.
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Future 50 Q&A: Qian Janice Wang
Qian Janice Wang is an assistant professor in food science at Aarhus University. Her research examines how sound can enhance the way we perceive food and drink
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