BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IWSC_event_44 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1W BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6606b8a80d1b0 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171115 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE LOCATION:London\, UK SUMMARY:IWSC Annual Awards Banquet CLASS:PUBLIC X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The IWSC Annual Awards Banquet retu rns to Guildhall\, London\, for our annual celebration of excellence in wi ne &\; spirit making.
\nWe are &lsquo\;Live Stre
aming&rsquo\; at the Annual Awards Banquet via Facebook on Wednesday 15 No
vember from 8.15pm GMT. Join for FREE by liking the IWSC Facebook page
and watch the prestigious event \;here wherever you are in the Wo
rld.
The awards ceremony brings together the elite of
the wine and spirits industry to celebrate the achievements of the year\,
and includes with a tasting of all Gold 2017 medal winners\, a champagne r
eception\, lavish 5-course meal and awards presentations throughout the ev
ening as well as an after-party for those wanting to continue the celebrat
ions. The original aim of the Competition was to award excellence to wines
and spirits worldwide and this aim remains the same today\, encouraging r
ecognition for quality products.
Entries into the Competition a
re received from nearly 90 countries worldwide and each sample is judged a
ccording to its class and treated with the same care and consideration in
the Competition&rsquo\;s dedicated tasting premises.
The Compet
ition is proud to set the international benchmark for quality remaining un
ique in the crowded world of drinks competitions with dedicated tasting pr
emises\, a permanent onsite cellar and over 400 global experts judging pro
ducts for 7 months of the year.
&ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s spectacular
\, fantastic evening to come here and enjoy such historic surroundings. It
&rsquo\;s a fantastic endorsement of the quality of any producer\, and rea
lly helps in the market place to differentiate your products from the mill
ions of others.&rdquo\; Verity Milns\, Corporate Communications Manager\,
Liberty Wines.
&ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s a great chance to meet peopl
e you know and get to know other people\, and it's a chance for the team t
o enjoy ourselves. The IWSC is the big one &ndash\; the Oscars for the dri
nks industry\, so it&rsquo\;s a really big deal to win an award.\" - Marti
n Kinnear\, Finance Manager\, Beam Suntory.