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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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Fighting talk: Introducing the IWSC’s Industry Champion for 2023

Evolving the role of President which the IWSC has been awarding to a member of the global drinks trade since 1976, Richard Seale has accepted the title of the IWSC’s 2023 Industry Champion.

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Emerging Talent: Daniel Stojcic

As the IWSC opens the Emerging Talent Awards for another year, we catch up with some of our 2022 winners to find out what they’ve been up to and for them to share a bit of advice for aspiring Emerging Talent winners.

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Emerging Talent: Irem Eren

As the IWSC opens the Emerging Talent Awards for another year, we catch up with some of our 2022 winners to find out what they’ve been up to and for them to share a bit of advice for aspiring Emerging Talent winners.

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IWSC Market Insight: A deep dive into the ‘nolo’ category

The ‘nolo’ sector has come a long way since Ben Branson launched Seedlip in 2015. Lucy Shaw takes a deep dive into the category to sniff out the latest trends, see where it’s headed, and find out whether functionality will be key to its continued success

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Catching up with Jane Anson, the IWSC's 2023 Wine Communicator

Following our recent announcement of Jane Anson as the recipient of our 2023 Wine Communicator Trophy, we caught up with her to discover what kept her away from our Awards Dinner and what else has been keeping her busy.

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IWSC 2022 Producer Trophy Results Announced

A night of celebration at the iconic Roundhouse for the IWSC’s 2022 Producer Trophy announcements – discover all the night’s winners here

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Jordan Wine Estate awarded IWSC’s White Wine Producer Trophy

Jordan’s Chardonnay dazzled the judges this year. We’re delighted to award this South African winery IWSC 2022 White Wine Producer Trophy, sponsored by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.

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El Recuerdo Mezcal awarded IWSC 2022 Agave Producer Trophy

We’re delighted to name El Recuerdo Mezcal the winner of the IWSC 2022 Agave Producer Trophy, sponsored by Spirits Kiosk.  

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IWSC names Château de Lacquy winner of its 2022 Brandy Producer Trophy

The winner of this year’s IWSC Brandy Producer Trophy, sponsored by Talis, is the oldest family estate in Armagnac, Château de Lacquy.  

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Junimperium Distillery awarded IWSC International Gin Producer Trophy

This year’s winner of IWSC 2022 International Gin Producer Trophy, sponsored by The Gin Guild – is making sure Estonian gin production is firmly on the map.  

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