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Wine writers share prestigious ‘Blogger of the Year’ award

AN international award to celebrate the world’s best wine bloggers has gone to two prolific and highly-entertaining writers: ‘the Wine Anorak’ – Jamie Goode, and Helen McGinn from the ‘Knackered Mother’s Wine Club’. When the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) launched ‘Blogger of the Year’ for wine and spirit bloggers, sponsored by González Byass, it was inundated with entrants from around the world including

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Global wine legend awarded prestigious IWSC title - 2012

THE International Wine and Spirit Competition’s coveted ‘Communicator of the Year’, backed by Veronafiere, has been awarded to one of America’s greatest living sommeliers, who is also the star of a cult film devoted to wine. Charlie Arturaola, voted ‘one of the best 10 palates in the United States’ by the American Sommelier Association beat off competition from around the world to win the

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New Trophy Sponsor for IWSC Italian Wine Producer

The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) are pleased to announce a new sponsor. The Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino are now sponsors of the IWSC Italian Wine Producer of the Year until 2013. After the three big Italian wine producing regions of Veneto, Piemonte and Tuscany, Michele Shah (IWSC Italian Agent) comments that “the new star to seriously follow is Sicily”.

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IWSC Masterclasses at the 36th London Wine Fair

The IWSC is returning to the London Wine Fair for 2016 with a stellar line up of talent presenting masterclasses on wine and spirits at stand U50.

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Red Wine Producer of the Year 2020: Wolf Blass Wines

From modest beginnings, making wine ‘in a humble tin shed’, according to Wolf Blass chief winemaker Chris Hatcher, the company has become one of the world’s most successful wineries – and is now the recipient of the 2020 IWSC Red Wine Producer Trophy

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Food and Wine matching session to be hosted by Ewan Lacey at the London International Wine Fair

The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) will host a unique food and wine matching session presented by Ewan Lacey (as seen on Channel 4’s Cookery School) at this years London International Wine Fair. The tasting, which takes place at 14:00 on Thursday 24th May (Stand G25), will see a number of IWSC medal winning wines matched with popular foods and flavours including olives,

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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #9

For the first two days of this week we’ve had Alex Hunt MW overseeing the judging of our wine entrants from Australia. We managed to grab a few moments of his time to hear how judging has been going….

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New Europe: Top wines from VINOcom, Croatia

Discover Wine Director Christelle Guibert’s top picks from Zagreb’s most popular international wine festival

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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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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 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia: deliberations from our judges

At the end of the IWSC Wine Judging in Georgia, our international experts shared their overall impressions of the wines they tasted.

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Show Time! Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2024 preview

Kicking off the 2024 drinks trade show calendar, Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris is back with a bang next February with its biggest show yet. Lucy Shaw caught up with Vinexposium’s CEO, Rodolphe Lameyse, to get the lowdown on what to expect

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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations on French wines

Our Wine Judging continues with two days of tasting a broad spectrum of French wines. We caught up with our judges to find out which flights stood out the most.

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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations on Italian wines

After two excellent weeks of wine judging, the IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in London has come to a close with two days of Italian wines co-chaired by Mick O’Connell MW and Alistair Cooper MW. We sat down with our judges to find out their highlights on the final few days of the judging.

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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in Margaret River: judges' deliberations

For the second year in a row, the IWSC has taken its judging to Margaret River. After another excellent period of tasting and rating wines from Western Australia, the judging panel shared their highlights.

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IWSC reveals shortlists for 2024 Global Wine Producer Trophies

The IWSC is delighted to announce the shortlists for its inaugural 2024 Global Wine Producer Trophies.

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IWSC reveals shortlist for its 2024 Green Wine Initiative

The IWSC Green Wine Initiative Trophy recognises the myriad of ways winemakers are shifting their production methods and viticulture practises to be more sustainable. Discover our 2024 shortlist.

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IWSC 2025 Wine & Spirits Judging in Georgia: medal results revealed

Following our first Global Judging of 2025, we are delighted to reveal the medal-winning wines & spirits from Georgia and Armenia.

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IWSC Wine Judging in Franciacorta: Medal results revealed

Last week, our second Global Judging event of the 2025 season took place in Franciacorta, Italy. The event was held in partnership with the Franciacorta Consortium at their base in Erbusco.

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Shortlist announced for Wine Communicator of the Year 2018

A raft of talented nominees went forward for one of the industry’s most sought after accolades - the IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year 2018, sponsored by Veronafiere