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The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) has today released the Southern Hemisphere wine results.   Among the medal tally, South Africa scooped an incredible 641 medals including 32 Gold Best in Class and 13 Gold in the prestigious Competition. The country also won 4 product trophies including two for its generic grape varieties Chenin Blanc and Pinotage.   South Africa has had a difficult

The London Wine Fair and the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) have announced an exciting new awards programme taking place in conjunction with the London Wine Fair’s, Wine Grapes 2015 – Syrah & Grüner Veltliner exhibit.   For the first time ever, the London Wine Fair will be judging and awarding the best ‘Varietal of the Year’ using the world’s most rigorous and well-respected

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.

Nick Oakley is director of Oakley Wine Agencies, a leading specialist in Portuguese and Spanish wine

The shortlist has been announced for the 2013 Julian Brind Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Wine Industry. The award, sponsored by Waitrose was created in 2012 to highlight an individual who demonstrates they have dedication to the industry and passion for real wine. Those shortlisted are Julia Harding MW (Jancis Robinson), Catherine Monahan (Winestars World), Julia Stafford (Wine Pantry) and Xavier Rousset (Master

Danny Cameron is a wine consultant specialising in Portuguese wines

Today (9th September) sees the announcement of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) South American wine results for 2015 at the new Mercado Andino tasting in London. The IWSC team will be present at the event, hosting a table at stand 104, pouring award winning wines and distributing certificates to winning producers. Full results for the competition are available at  iwsc.net .  The results

IWSC Releases Beautiful South Wine Results to coincide with London Olympia trade tasting   Today (10 th  September), the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) announced its South African, Chilean and Argentine wine results at the Wines of the Beautiful South, London Olympia.   A strong performance was seen by South Africa, as they topped the Beautiful South medal leader board with an impressive 632

Award-winning wine critics and writers Joe Wadsack, Joel Harrison and Clara Rubin will be presenting at the IWSC stand at the London Wine Fair this month

Curly Haslam-Coates is a wine and spirit educator located in Tasmania

Independent Retailer of the Year 2010   Woodwinters wine merchant in Scotland was nominated nationwide by consumers to pick up this prestigious award. Set up by husband and wife team, Cara winters and Douglas Wood, they have two stores in Edinburgh and Bridge of Allon but serve a UK-wide and international community (mainly France and Spain) via their wine delivery system. The key to their

Catherine Monahan, founder of Gigglewater Wine Company, has been shortlisted for the Julian Brind Memorial Trophy

Sunday Telegraph wine columnist Susy Atkins selects six IWSC award-winning English sparkling wines

IWSC sponsor Talis provides premium cork stoppers for luxury wine and spirit brands

Following the recent announcement of our Wine Supermarket of the Year shortlist, the IWSC is delighted to announce the 2022 winner of this coveted award.

Following our judging last week, we are delighted to announce the medal results for this emerging category.

Following the IWSC judging of ciders, perries and fruit wines, we caught up with our experts to hear about the highlights of the tasting.

We are delighted to kick start our 2024 Wine Awards at the “cradle of winemaking”. This autumn, our international experts will be heading to Georgia to judge wines from the world’s most ancient viticultural region.

Discover the winners for Austrian, Georgian, South African, Turkish, Western Australian and Chinese Wine Producer Trophies.

In this Wine edition of the IWSC Insider, Member of the IWSC Wine Judging Committee, John Hoskins MW explores what it truly takes to earn one of the wine world's most coveted accolades.

Today (15 th  September) sees the announcement of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) South Africa wine results for 2015. This year brings notable results for South African farms, with a 50% increase in the coveted Gold medals. The competition has also announced the South African Producer of the Year shortlist, with the winner to be announced in November at the annual awards banquet

THE elite of South Africa’s wine industry met in Paarl to launch this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) which will see a second successful year of local judging.   More than 160 guests including the country’s leading wine makers tasted 150 medal-winning wines and spirits from last year’s IWSC – the most successful in the country’s history.   The decision to taste wines

Following an eventful week of tasting hundreds of Western Australian entries and visiting local wine producers, the IWSC is thrilled to announce the results of its 2024 Wine Judging in Margaret River.

Victoria Burt is a Master of Wine, and works at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) as Research & Development Manager

World Wine Meetings, the exclusive wine and spirits convention giving producers the chance to increase exports worldwide, will be arriving in America this summer