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IWSC announces shortlist for 2023 Old Vine Trophy
Following a prolonged judging session, our international experts have selected the shortlist of producers who are committed to preserving their heritage vineyards.
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IWSC 2023 Green Wine Initiative Trophy: shortlist announced
Our international judges have reviewed over a dozen applications from wine brands with a strong commitment to sustainability, and we are delighted to share the shortlist.
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IWSC reveals 2023 Wine Producer Trophies shortlists
The IWSC is delighted to announce the shortlists for its coveted 2023 Wine Producer Trophies.
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IWSC 2023 Margaret River wine results announced
Today we are delighted to announce the medal results of the IWSC’s first judging in Australia, focused entirely on the wines of Margaret River.
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2023 Margaret River Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
This week our team of international judges have traveled to Margaret River to judge the region’s wines in situ. We caught up with our experts at the end of the tasting, to hear about which grape varieties, vintages and styles impressed them the most.
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From Old-School To Cool: the evolution of Argentinian Malbec and the future of Argentinian wines
We gathered our experts, Beth Pearce MW, Rebecca Palmer, David Kermode, Matteo Montone MS, as well as head judge, Dirceu Vianna ‘Junior’ MW - to hear their insights on the present and the future of Argentinian wines.
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South African Wine: competing against the classics with its unbeatable value
During our recent in-situ judging in Stellenbosch, we gathered our on-trade and off-trade judges, Maggie Macpherson, Samantha Glanfield and Luke Harbor, as well as head judge, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW, to find out their expert advice on what the future of South African wine looks like.
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IWSC 2023 South African wine results announced
The IWSC is delighted to announce its 2023 South African wine results following the in-situ judging in Stellenbosch.
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2023 South African Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
This week a selection of IWSC’s international judges have joined forces with local judges in Stellenbosch to judge South African wines in situ. We caught up with the judges live from the tasting room, to get a sneak peek into the highlights from the flights of wines tasted so far.
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2023 Argentinian Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
This week the IWSC headed to Mendoza to judge Argentinian wines in situ. Following the tasting, we caught up with our judges to hear which styles and flights impressed them the most.
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