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Amazon announced as official IWSC sponsor
Amazon throws its weight behind the IWSC as the official sponsor of the Winemaker of the Year Trophy, which will be announced at the 48th IWSC Awards Banquet on Wednesday 15 November
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IWSC announces Frescobaldi partnership ahead of the prestigious Annual Awards Banquet 2017
IWSC announces Frescobaldi partnership ahead of the prestigious Annual Awards Banquet 2017 Historic Tuscan wine producer will sponsor The Frescobaldi Trophy and the inaugural Frescobaldi Sommelier Prize
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How to watch the IWSC Annual Awards Banquet Live
The IWSC Annual Awards Banquet celebrates excellence in wine and spirit making, and you can watch it live for the first time this year Wed 15 Nov 2017 at 8:15pm GMT
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Wine news
The Best Malbec in the World Revealed
The International Wine & Spirit Competition has announced its South America and Mexico wine results The Trophy-winning Malbec hails from a summit-scraping vineyard of the Argentine mountains High altitude wines are leading the charge in fine wines due to extreme weather conditions
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All In Good Spirit
This year’s IWSC Annual Awards Banquet, held at the City of London’s Guildhall, will see the Spirit Communicator of the Year being crowned. Here, we highlight the five drinks experts who have been nominated for the prestigious award
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South Africa’s finest wines shine at IWSC
From pinotage to chenin blanc, South Africa shows its wines can take their place among the best in the world. By Adam Lechmere
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IWSC partners with InterContinental Park Lane Hotel
The IWSC has secured a partnership with the InterContinental London Park Lane hotel for this year's Annual Awards Banquet at Guildhall, London.
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The IWSC unveils shortlist for Spirits Communicator of the Year
London, August 2017: Ahead of the International Wine & Spirits Competition’s Annual Awards Banquet, the much-anticipated shortlist for the Spirits Communicator of the Year Award, sponsored by Chivas Brothers, has been announced. Made up of five renowned industry experts, this crème-de-la-crème of the spirits world have a collective 77 years under their belts of educating the public in their favourite subject matter.
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The new spirits trends set to ‘tipple’ the status quo
London, 27th July 2017: The IWSC’s Annual Spirits Tasting has lifted the lid on the key trends shaping what we’ll be drinking in the year ahead. The annual event, held last night at London’s Vintners’ Hall, saw more than 200 of the competition’s top-awarded spirits showcased to guests and judges, amid a record number of entries, in the history of the competition, from all over the globe.
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Wine news
English Wines Awarded Record Number of Medals
Announced at the prestigious London Wine Fair, the results for the Northern Hemisphere highlight the changing face of wine production globally. Judged by carefully-selected panels of industry experts, including Masters of Wine, wine & spirit buyers and sommeliers, the IWSC is the most respected wine and spirits tasting competition in the world.
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