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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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IWSC announces shortlist for 2024 Wine Communicator Trophy
After considering nearly 20 applications from brilliant communicators from across the world, the IWSC is delighted to share the shortlist for its 2024 Wine Communicator Trophy.
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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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