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WSET and IWSC Announce Future 50 Awards List
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) announced the final Future 50 Awards list at the IWSC’s annual Awards Banquet last night.
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Food Service and Hospitality
WSET Announces Winners of Future 50 Awards
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) recently announced the final Future 50 Awards list at the IWSC’s annual awards banquet.
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Scotch Malt Whisky
Irish Distillers Named World Whiskey Producer Of The Year
Irish Distillers who produces some of the best whiskey to come out of Ireland has unsurprisingly been named World Whiskey Producer of the Year at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.
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Top Wine SA
Another world-class showing! Kanonkop reigns supreme at IWSC awards
TROPHY FOR the most Outstanding Wine Producer at the 2019 International Wine & Spirit Competition and the most successful in the history of the event, going back to 1969.
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The Buyer
Liberty & Boutinot shine as IWSC announces awards & Future 50 list
Waitrose, Boutinot and Liberty Wines were among the main winners at last night’s IWSC 2019 awards which recognised both the work done by the drinks industry’s retailers, distributors and importers and the producers that make the wines and spirits that they sell.
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Harpers
Future 50 up-and-coming drinks stars announced
The final selection for the Future 50 awards was revealed at an International Wine & Spirit Competition event last night.
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The Moodie Davitt Report
Four Pillars claims IWSC 2019 International Gin Producer of the Year award
Fast-growing Australian spirits producer Four Pillars has claimed the 2019 International Gin Producer of the Year award at the 50th annual International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).
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Harpers
Ridgeview's Roberts named 2020 IWSC president
Tamara Roberts, chief executive of Ridgeview Wines, has been appointed president of the International Wine & Spirit Competition Awards for 2020.
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Nippon
Japan's "Daiyame" Wins Top Shochu Prize at Int'l Contest
"Daiyame," from Japan, has won the top prize in the "shochu" distilled spirits category at the International Wine & Spirit Competition for 2019.
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Liberty Wines
Liberty Wines scoops IWSC On-trade Supplier 2019
The International Wine & Spirit Competition Awards Banquet took place at Guildhall, City of London last night and we are delighted to have been named the IWSC On-trade Supplier 2019.
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White River Post
Local restaurateurs enjoy sparkling evening
At the 2017 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC), the 2014 vintage of the Plaisir de Merle Grand Brut won gold as the most outstanding bottle-fermented wine in the world, competing with all the great French names.
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Melbourne Food and Wine
Drinking Victoria: Matt Skinner
Matt was named Best Young International Wine Writer of 2012 by Italy's Grande Cru d'Italia, has been short-listed for The International Wine & Spirit Competition’s International Communicator of the Year award three times, and was recipient of the coveted Negociants Working with Wine Fellowship in 2000.
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Ireland Before You Die
Irish whiskey distilled in Cork named best in the world
The whiskey, distilled in County Cork, Ireland, received the ‘Worldwide Whiskey Trophy 2019’ at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), hosted in London.
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Retail Times
Bright Spirits launches range of award-winning gins: Pips, Peels and Roots to UK’s off and on-trade
Produced with passion and care at its single bespoke 250 litre copper pot still in London, the products are already winning awards with Silver and Bronze medals at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in 2019.
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The Buyer
Why Ridgeview’s Tom Surgey is an IWSC Julian Brind MW Finalist
Tom Surgey will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Nik Darlington, Ross Carter, Justin Howard Sneyd MW, Dawn Davies, Xavier Rousset MS and Sam Harrop MW all previous winners of the IWSC’s Julian Brind Memorial Award.
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Food & Beverage Industry News
Sunshine Sugar dips into rum market
Since 2009, Stuart has been appointed as an International Spirit Panel Judge (specialising in Rum), at the International Wine and Spirit competition (IWSC) held in London each year.
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Neat Pour
IWSC Drops Shortlist of Finalists For Wine & Spirit Producer Awards
Get ready for a new round of bottle stickers! Today, the International Wine & Spirits Competition released their shortlist of finalists.
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The Buyer
IWSC’s Julian Brind Finalists: Haslam-Coates and Richardson
Here we profile two more of the finalists for this year’s prize: PR manager, Sula Richardson of Phipps Relations and wine educator from Tasmania, Curly Haslam-Coates.
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Isle of Wight News
Isle of Wight’s Mermaid Gin bottle ‘perfect at every possible level’ say Design Awards’ judges
It’s not just Islanders who love the new Mermaid Gin bottle, the judges of the International 2019 Design Awards thought it was a worthy winner too
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Now in SA
It’s official; South Africa is home to the world’s best wines
The flagship red of this family owned boutique wine estate has been named the world’s best blended red wine at the 2019 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).
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