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IWSC Announces Domaine Bousquet as 2023 Red Wine Producer Trophy Winner
We are pleased to award our 2023 Red Wine Producer Trophy to Domaine Bousquet, a benchmark Argentinian winery.
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IWSC 2023 Wine Trophy Winners announced
Having retasted the gold-winning wines from the 2023 awards, our judges have selected the best of the best – the IWSC’s wine trophy winners.
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IWSC’s First 2024 Global Judging to take place in Georgia
We are delighted to kick start our 2024 Wine Awards at the “cradle of winemaking”. This autumn, our international experts will be heading to Georgia to judge wines from the world’s most ancient viticultural region.
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Forging Its Own Path: the rise of Margaret River as a fine wine destination
Following the IWSC judging in Margaret River, Australia, our international experts, Alistair Cooper MW, Beth Pearce MW, Freddy Bulmer and Melania Battiston came together to share their insights on the quality of Margaret River wines, as well as their future on the international stage.
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IWSC announces shortlist for 2023 Old Vine Trophy
Following a prolonged judging session, our international experts have selected the shortlist of producers who are committed to preserving their heritage vineyards.
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IWSC 2023 Green Wine Initiative Trophy: shortlist announced
Our international judges have reviewed over a dozen applications from wine brands with a strong commitment to sustainability, and we are delighted to share the shortlist.
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IWSC reveals 2023 Wine Producer Trophies shortlists
The IWSC is delighted to announce the shortlists for its coveted 2023 Wine Producer Trophies.
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IWSC 2023 Margaret River wine results announced
Today we are delighted to announce the medal results of the IWSC’s first judging in Australia, focused entirely on the wines of Margaret River.
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2023 Margaret River Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
This week our team of international judges have traveled to Margaret River to judge the region’s wines in situ. We caught up with our experts at the end of the tasting, to hear about which grape varieties, vintages and styles impressed them the most.
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From Old-School To Cool: the evolution of Argentinian Malbec and the future of Argentinian wines
We gathered our experts, Beth Pearce MW, Rebecca Palmer, David Kermode, Matteo Montone MS, as well as head judge, Dirceu Vianna ‘Junior’ MW - to hear their insights on the present and the future of Argentinian wines.
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