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Sarah Heller MW announced as IWSC's Wine Communicator of the Year

The IWSC is delighted to reveal that from an esteemed shortlist, our judges unanimously concluded that Sarah Heller MW be crowned our winner of the IWSC’s 2022 Wine Communicator of the Year.

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Castilla y León top-rated wines, recommended by expert tasters

IWSC judges Alistair Cooper MW, Simon Field MW, Pierre Mansour and Matteo Montone MS tasted their way through 75 wines from the Spanish region of Castilla y León in order to recommend this selection of top-rated wines.

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Wine Communicator 2022 shortlist

The IWSC Wine Communicator 2022 - sponsored by Veronafiere - aims to recognise an individual who is making an exceptional contribution towards promoting wine to a consumer audience. The 2022 shortlist is announced...

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2021 Wine Trophy winners announced

Following our Northern Hemisphere wine judging back in May, our expert judges came together again in October to judge our Southern Hemisphere wines and award our 2021 wine trophies

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IWSC reveals the shortlist for its 2021 Wine Producer Awards

Following the completion of 2021’s wine judging, the IWSC has unveiled the shortlisted producers for its annual Wine Producer Awards categories

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Brazil earns outstanding performance but it’s Australia & South Africa which take centre stage at the 2021 IWSC Southern Hemisphere Awards

Following the completion of the IWSC judging the headline winners for this year are the traditional wine heartlands of the Southern Hemisphere.

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IWSC Judging Blog: day 3 & 4 deliberations from our judges

We caught up with members of our judging committee panel to discuss some of the highlights of the past few days.

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IWSC judging blog: Medals awarded to the top Southern Hemisphere wines

Throughout the first two days of our Southern Hemisphere wine judging, our experts tasted through wines from New Zealand, Australia and Brazil, find out which regions performed the best

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2022 Wine Communicator - Open for entries

The hunt is on to find the 2022 IWSC Wine Communicator. Entries are now open for the award that recognises the very finest talent in wine communication.

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