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Green Wine Future: the most ambitious environmental conference ever organised for the wine community
Sixteen years after Pancho Campo first rallied the wine world to combat the causes and effects of global warming, Green Wine Future promises to be the most ambitious event to date.
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Bubbles in numbers
New for 2022 the IWSC has announced it will be judging still sparkling wine and champagne as a separate category. We are delighted that Essi Avellan MW will be heading our judging panel. Last year, the IWSC received over 900 sparkling wines entries for its 2021 awards. Of these wines, 34 received gold medals and 7 wines were awarded a trophy. Two trophy winners were
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Raising a glass to our Trophy winners from Down Under
Following the annual Burgundy campaign which kicks of the new year, it is the Australia Trade Tasting that marks the next major landmark in the UK’s industry calendar. Australia produces approximately 4% of the world's wine output and is the world's fifth largest wine exporter. Last year at our 2021 judging, a total of seven Australian wines were awarded trophies, equating to 22% of wines
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IWSC adds new judging category for rosé wines
New for 2022, the IWSC is adding a seperate category for still rosé wine judging as this popular style continues to build its consumer following.
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IWSC announces developments as it continues to evolve its drinks awards
As its awards continue to evolve, the IWSC is delighted to announce the appointment of several industry renowned judges to oversee the panels of its new award categories.
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Gold medal winning vegan wines
With increasing numbers of consumers interested in a vegan lifestyle, or simply being more considered when selecting what they drink, the IWSC has highlighted its 2021 Gold Medal winning wines which have been finished using only vegan winemaking methods.
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In conversation with our 2022 Wine Communicator, Sarah Heller MW
Following our announcement last week that our Wine Communicator trophy had been awarded to Sarah Heller MW, the IWSC caught up with Sarah to find out a bit more…
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Sarah Heller MW announced as IWSC's Wine Communicator of the Year
The IWSC is delighted to reveal that from an esteemed shortlist, our judges unanimously concluded that Sarah Heller MW be crowned our winner of the IWSC’s 2022 Wine Communicator of the Year.
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Castilla y León top-rated wines, recommended by expert tasters
IWSC judges Alistair Cooper MW, Simon Field MW, Pierre Mansour and Matteo Montone MS tasted their way through 75 wines from the Spanish region of Castilla y León in order to recommend this selection of top-rated wines.
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Wine Communicator 2022 shortlist
The IWSC Wine Communicator 2022 - sponsored by Veronafiere - aims to recognise an individual who is making an exceptional contribution towards promoting wine to a consumer audience. The 2022 shortlist is announced...
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