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Beyond Grüner: The Bright Future Of The Austrian Red Wines
It is not a surprise that Grüner Veltliner won the medal race against all the other grapes at our recent in-situ wine judging in Austria. What came as a surprise, however, was the performance of all the Austrian red wines.
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Spirit news
IWSC announces new Producer Trophy – 2023 Fruit Spirits Producer Trophy
For the first time in IWSC history, we will be awarding a Producer Trophy to the Fruit Spirits category.
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Wine news
IWSC 2023 Turkey wine results announced
The IWSC is delighted to announce its 2023 Turkish wine results following its in-situ judging
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2023 Turkish Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
Last week, an international team of the IWSC judges headed to Istanbul to judge Turkish wines in-situ. Following the tastings, we caught up with our judges.
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IWSC 2023 Austrian wine results announced
The IWSC is delighted to announce its 2023 Austrian wine results following its in-situ judging
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2023 Austrian Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges
The IWSC and 13 of its international experts headed to Austria to judge this year’s Austrian wines in-situ.
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The 2023 Wine Results are out
Following the completion of another fantastic year of wine judging, the IWSC is delighted to reveal its medal highlights.
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The IWSC is heading Down Under!
This summer, the IWSC is bringing its international awards to Western Australia, in partnership with the Margaret River Wine Association.
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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 9 & 10
As we come to the end of our 2023 Wine Judging, we took an opportunity to gather further highlights from this year’s awards from our Wine Judging Committee members.
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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 7 & 8
We are diving into the final week of our wine judging, with plenty more countries still to taste, but these last two days have been focused on wines from France and Australia.
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