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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges' deliberations on South American wines
After two days of judging wines from all across South America, we caught up with our judges to find out their highlights and see which styles stood out the most
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IWSC announces shortlist for 2024 Wine Communicator Trophy
After considering nearly 20 applications from brilliant communicators from across the world, the IWSC is delighted to share the shortlist for its 2024 Wine Communicator Trophy.
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IWSC Wine and Spirits Judging in Georgia: judges' deliberations
Kicking off our 2025 Global Judging events, we headed to Georgia for the IWSC Wine and Spirits Judging in the country. Following the first 2 days of judging, we caught up with the panel to find out their highlights so far.
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IWSC wine judging in Congeliano Valdobbiadene: Judges Deliberations
This week we’ve been in Italy for our third Global Judging event of the 2025 Awards, held in partnership with the Consorzio Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG.
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Austrian excellence recognised: Kremstal producer awarded Austrian Wine Producer Trophy
Following our 2025 Global Judging event in Austria, Weingut Forstreiter has been awarded the Austrian Global Judging Producer Trophy.
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #4
Another day of judging our entrants from South America and so back to our expert these regions, and Master of Wine, Ali Cooper.
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Taste IWSC recommended wines at French Wine Discoveries
French Wine Discoveries is the UK market’s definitive trade tasting of French wine
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Tom Cannavan appointed IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year 2018
The IWSC has completed its search for the world’s best wine communicator
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IWSC 2018 winners celebrated at London Wine Fair
Some 30 producers were presented with certificates at the London Wine Fair, where winning wines were celebrated in exclusive tastings and masterclasses
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Waitrose & International Wine & Spirit Competition Search For Next Rising Star
Waitrose and the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) have started their 2014 worldwide search to find the next big star in the wine industry, for the annual Julian Brind Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement. The late Julian Brind MW, was a leading light in the wine trade and an integral part of the Waitrose wine team for over forty years. The award was
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IWSC Hits Record Number of Northern Hemisphere Wine Entries
2012 has seen the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) receive its highest ever number of Northern Hemisphere wine entries. The Competition has seen an increase in entries year on year, with 2012 seeing France scoop the most awards at the prestigious wine and spirit competition. Old world countries dominated; France’s 827 medals were made up of four ‘Gold Outstanding’, 31 Gold medals,
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Champagne leads French wine results with 18 Gold medals
The IWSC’s French wine results have been announced today, with a raft of Gold medals awarded to producers throughout the country
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IWSC Wine Communicator 2020 shortlist: Melissa Monosoff MS
Melissa Monosoff’s experience working with food has given her a unique perspective and personality expressed in her wine communication
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2022 Wine Judging - deliberations from our judges #6
As we wrapped up our first week of wine judging, we caught up with John Hoskins MW to hear how the entrants were looking from Burgundy and Beaujolais, as well as Canada and Corsica!
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González Byass awarded 2022 Sweet/Fortified Wine Producer Trophy
This year, we’re pleased to award the IWSC 2022 Sweet/Fortified Wine Producer Trophy to one of Spain’s most renowned bodegas, González Byass.
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Overview of the IWSCs wine judging in Georgia
Last month the IWSC visited Georgia for the first of its 2023 wine judging. Discover what our judges Sarah Abbott MW, Megan Clarke, Cat Lomax, Maggie Macpherson, and Salvatore Castano got up to in this great short film summarising the trip...
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IWSC reveals shortlist for 2023 Wine Supermarket Trophy
Each year the IWSC recognises individual bottles, awarding gold, silver and bronze medals to wines entering our Wine Awards. Looking beyond these bottles, we are also keen to recognise the creativity of the companies bringing these drinks to the customer. These companies are distinguished through our Business Awards.
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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 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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2023 Argentinian Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
This week the IWSC headed to Mendoza to judge Argentinian wines in situ. Following the tasting, we caught up with our judges to hear which styles and flights impressed them the most.
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IWSC Announces Cherubino as 2023 Outstanding Wine Producer Trophy Winner
We are delighted to award Cherubino with our highly coveted Outstanding Wine Producer Trophy, sponsored by Encirc . One of the leading wineries of Western Australia, Cherubino’s rise to the fine wine producer Olympus has been truly remarkable, said our judges.
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Georgian Wine: on the road to global success
At the end of the IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia, we sat down with our experts, David Kermode, Will Hill, Cat Lomax, as well as Head Judge Alistair Cooper MW, to hear their opinions of the Georgian wines tasted and the country's future on the global wine stage.
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IWSC heads to Austria for its second Austrian Wine Judging
Following our highly successful Global Judging in 2023, this year, the IWSC is thrilled to announce its return to Austria.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Rosé and Fortified wines: judges' deliberations
Our 2024 Wine Judging has kicked off with a day of tasting rosé and fortified wines from across the world. We caught up with our judges to hear their deliberations following the first day of tasting.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations on Spanish wines
As we launch into day 3 of our 2024 Wine Judging, our expert panels of judges were taking on the 3rd largest wine producing country, Spain.
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