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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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Forsyths: how the fourth-generation coppersmiths are going global
Gleaming pot stills are a timeless and iconic image of the whisky industry. There’s always been a certain romanticism surrounding them but none more so than when crafted by a family-run firm with a long tradition of coppersmithing such as Forsyths.
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Show Time! Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2024 preview
Kicking off the 2024 drinks trade show calendar, Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris is back with a bang next February with its biggest show yet. Lucy Shaw caught up with Vinexposium’s CEO, Rodolphe Lameyse, to get the lowdown on what to expect
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Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris IWSC bottle collection
The IWSC is offering visitors and exhibitors attending February’s Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris the opportunity to ‘drop off’ bottles/cans entered to its 2024 awards.
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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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