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2022 Wine Awards: Incredible consistency rewarded with unprecedented medal result
Announcing its 2022 medal results, the IWSC is delighted to share the results following a dedicated tasting of wines from Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore.
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2023 Margaret River Wine Judging – deliberations from our judges
This week our team of international judges have traveled to Margaret River to judge the region’s wines in situ. We caught up with our experts at the end of the tasting, to hear about which grape varieties, vintages and styles impressed them the most.
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Rare Champagne Wins IWSC 2023 Sparkling Wine Producer Trophy
We are pleased to announce Rare Champagne as the winner of our Sparkling Wine Producer Trophy, in partnership with the London Wine Fair.
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Cherubino awarded with IWSC 2023 White Wine Producer Trophy
We are delighted to announce Cherubino, one of the leading wineries in Western Australia, as the winner of our 2023 White Wine Producer Trophy.
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IWSC has announced its 2024 Global Wine Judging in Turkey
In the summer 2024, the IWSC will be heading to Turkey for the second time to judge the country’s wines in situ.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations on Portuguese wines
Following the second day of the IWSC Wine Judging, we caught up with our experts to hear their deliberations on the Portuguese wines tasted.
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IWSC 2024 Turkish Wine Judging: medal results announced
We are thrilled to reveal the medal results of the IWSC’s second Turkish Wine Judging in partnership with Tuğrul Şavkay Turkish Wines Competition.
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IWSC announces 2025 Wine & Spirits Judging in Georgia
The IWSC is delighted to announce its return to Georgia for the third Global Judging event in the country, this time focusing on both wines and spirits from Georgia and Armenia.
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Vilafonté receives IWSC 2024 Outstanding Wine Producer Trophy
We are delighted to reveal that the winner of the IWSC 2024 Outstanding Producer Trophy is Vilafonté.
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Freccianera triumphs with Franciacorta Wine Producer Trophy at IWSC
After much deliberation, Freccianera, Fratelli Berlucchi has been awarded the Franciacorta Wine Producer Trophy, recognition of outstanding performance at the IWSC’s first-ever Global Judging event in Franciacorta earlier this year.
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IWSC Emerging Talent Awards: The Fresh Face Transforming Wine Communications
This year's IWSC Emerging Talent in Wine Communications winner has been recognised for her dynamic and accessible approach to wine education.
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IWSC Emerging Talent Awards: Shaping the future of wine hospitality
This year’s winner of the IWSC Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality Award is an international candidate who fought off stiff competition to claim the final prize.
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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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