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2022 Wine Results: Gold medals for wines from Essex and Mexico as the emerging wine regions put in an impressive performance

Following two weeks where 99 of the industry’s most renowned and respected wine experts tasted wines from over 40 countries, the IWSC has published its latest findings.

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2022 Wine Results: Could Peloponnese Rosé be the new Provence Rosé?

Announcing the winners of its 2022 wine awards, the IWSC is delighted to share the results of its first dedicated rosé judging.

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2022 Wine Results: A growing confidence in winemaking illustrated in China’s solid performance at this year’s IWSC awards

Announcing its 2022 medal results, the IWSC, the world’s most established wine awards, is delighted to see further advancement of China’s comparatively youthful wine production industry.

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2022 Wine Results: IWSC praises consistent quality of wines from supermarkets

Highlighting the consistent quality of supermarket wines, this year 80% of the wines selected for entry into the IWSC received a medal. While only five gold medals were awarded to supermarket wines, the multiple retailers received an impressive number of silver and bronze accolades.

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The IWSC announces new Green Wine Initiative accolade

Ahead of the launch of Green Wine Future’s 2022 conference, the IWSC, together with Green Wine Future, is proud to share news of a new international sustainability accolade.

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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #14

Wrapping up our final day of judging, Sarah Abbott MW was overseeing the wines from emerging regions and smaller wine producing regions. She shares her thoughts on the last day of tasting:

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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #13

Joining us today to oversee the panels tasting wines from Spain and Portugal, we caught up with Master of Wine and IWSC Wine Judging Committee member, Mick O'Connell.

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