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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #7
Kicking off the second week of judging we caught up with Ali Cooper MW to hear how the Italian wines judged at todays tastings faired. “We had four Italian panels today and on the whole it was a happy days judging for our experts though perhaps one of the panels may have had a slightly less exciting day. “A day for lots of good
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #6
As we wrapped up our first week of wine judging, we caught up with John Hoskins MW to hear how the entrants were looking from Burgundy and Beaujolais, as well as Canada and Corsica!
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #5
Following the end of another busy day of judging, we caught up with Sarah Abbott MW to find out how the judging across her panels went...
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #4
Another day of judging our entrants from South America and so back to our expert these regions, and Master of Wine, Ali Cooper.
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2022 Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges #3
As we round up day 3 of our 2022 wine judging, we catch up with Wine Judging Committee member, John Hoskins MW to talk all things France.
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #2
Our second day of wine judging was also the first day dedicated entirely to rosé. With rosé entries into the IWSC growing year-on-year, this year we assembled a panels of expert judges, led by Wine Judging Committee member, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW. We caught up with Junior to discuss the day and the overall impressions of the state of the rosé market.
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #1
Following today's juding, we catch up IWSC Wine Committee member Ali Cooper MW, and hear how wines from South America have been performing, as well as some exciting news from Mexico.
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IWSC unveils the winner of its Wine Supermarket of the Year award
Following the recent announcement of our Wine Supermarket of the Year shortlist, the IWSC is delighted to announce the 2022 winner of this coveted award.
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IWSC unveils its 2022 Wine Distributor of the Year winner
Following last week’s announcement of our shortlist for our 2022 Wine Distributor of the Year award, the IWSC is delighted to announce this year’s winner.
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IWSC announces a special start-up winner
New for 2022, the IWSC has created a Start-up trophy, to recognise the efforts of one entrant to its Business Awards . A proud supporter of innovation within the industry, the IWSC is pleased to acknowledge the work being done by Propeller for this new award.
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