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IWSC 2023 Austrian wine results announced
The IWSC is delighted to announce its 2023 Austrian wine results following its in-situ judging
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2023 Austrian Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges
The IWSC and 13 of its international experts headed to Austria to judge this year’s Austrian wines in-situ.
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The 2023 Wine Results are out
Following the completion of another fantastic year of wine judging, the IWSC is delighted to reveal its medal highlights.
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The IWSC is heading Down Under!
This summer, the IWSC is bringing its international awards to Western Australia, in partnership with the Margaret River Wine Association.
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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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Alternative drinks
The IWSC brings its international cider awards to Somerset
This summer, the IWSC is bringing its international awards to Somerset, South West England, to judge cider, perry, and fruit wine made from 100% juice, not from concentrate.
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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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