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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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IWSC is going to Kentucky for its first global Whiskey & RTD judging

We are delighted to announce that in September 2024 our team of international experts will head to Kentucky to judge North American Whiskey & RTDs in situ.

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Tailor-made labels: BevZero

With the unstoppable rise of the ‘nolo’ category, the expertise of dealcoholisation specialist BevZero has never been more in demand. We caught up with Director of Sales and Marketing EMEA, Irem Eren, and managing director for South Africa, Gustav Fouché, to get the lowdown on the firm’s white and private label programmes. Wine is a notoriously slow-paced industry that demands the patience of a saint

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Pulling out all the stops: how Guala Closures is leading the luxury market

Every Guala Closures’ research and development centre - from Scotland, Italy and Bulgaria to Ukraine, China and Mexico - is located within the plant, allowing a close relationship between the design and production teams which, therefore, also speeds up the development process.

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IWSC 2023 Awards Celebration: photo gallery

View and download images from our event at the iconic Roundhouse, London.

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IWSC 2023 Producer Trophy Results Announced

A night of celebration at the iconic Roundhouse for the IWSC’s 2023 Producer Trophy announcements – discover all the night’s winners.

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IWSC 2023 Awards Celebration: Evening Schedule

We are looking forward to welcoming guests to our 2023 Awards Celebration at the iconic Roundhouse, London on Thursday 19 October. Discover the evening schedule and other important details regarding the event.

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IWSC announces Steve Rush as the recipient of Barbados Rum Experience bursary

The IWSC is delighted to announce that Steve Rush, from the United Kingdom, has been selected as the lucky winner of our Barbados Rum Experience bursary

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IWSC unveils the winners of the 2023 Design Awards

Following the recent judging of our 2023 Design Awards, the IWSC is delighted to announce the winners, as well as the designs that were highly commended by our panel of judges.

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Hot off the press: Reflex Label Plus

Reflex has been at the forefront of wine and spirits labelling innovation for over 20 years. We caught up with Shaun Hanson, manager of Reflex Label Plus’ Keighley site, to get the lowdown on the firm’s latest drinks design developments Reflex Label Plus is one of the world’s leading luxury label printers, with the technology, tools and teams in place to create impactful labels from

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