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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 9 & 10
As we come to the end of our 2023 Wine Judging, we took an opportunity to gather further highlights from this year’s awards from our Wine Judging Committee members.
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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 7 & 8
We are diving into the final week of our wine judging, with plenty more countries still to taste, but these last two days have been focused on wines from France and Australia.
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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 5 & 6
As we launch into our 5th and 6th day of wine judging our judges have been tasting through flights of wine from Italy, Portugal as well as some fortified wines.
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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 3 & 4
This week our judges have been tasting the exciting wines that are being produced in Asia. Find out which wines have really stood out to our judges.
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2023 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges - days 1 & 2
Our 2023 Wine Judging is well underway, kicking off this year with our sparkling wine category. We caught up with our Wine Judging Committee member, sparkling and Champagne expert, Essi Avellan MW to find out what the highlights are from this year’s judging.
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The IWSC announces it is bringing its international awards to Turkey
Following the recent announcement of its ‘in situ’ wine judging in Austria, Argentina and South Africa, this summer, the IWSC will also be bringing its international awards to Turkey...
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The Buyer Debate: The relevance of international competitions
The IWSC recently teamed up with The Buyer to discuss the role awards play in the trade. Joining Richard Siddle are buyers Cat Lomax and Rebecca Palmer, together with David Kermode and Dirceu Vianna Junior MW who share their thoughts on why competitions are important for producers to enter in order to get their wines in front of the people who matter.
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The IWSC’s top 10 Alsace picks for ProWein 2023, in partnership with CIVA
To support the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace (CIVA) in its selection of wines to be showcased at the upcoming ProWein 2023, the IWSC was once again asked to bring together an expert panel of specialist judges.
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IWSC announces the winner of it's 2023 Wine Supermarket Trophy
Sharing the winner of the IWSC's 2023 Wine Supermarket award, discover the supermarket which has been awarded this year's trophy...
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Overview of The Old Vine Conference field trip
What is the value of old vines? This is one of the many questions which arose at the first Old Vines Conference Field Trip, in Veneto in October. Adam Lechmere reports back on the results.
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