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Register for WWM America to increase your exports worldwide
World Wine Meetings, the exclusive wine and spirits convention giving producers the chance to increase exports worldwide, will be arriving in America this summer
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Judge profile: Victoria Burt MW
Victoria Burt is a Master of Wine, and works at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) as Research & Development Manager
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Meet Tamara Roberts, our 2020 president
Roberts is the first English wine producer to take the position of IWSC president – a testament to the rising global status of English wine
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Future 50 Q&A: Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre
Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre is associate professor of history at Trinity College in Connecticut, where she teaches World Histories of Wine and The History of French Wine
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Alternative drinks
IWSC announces shortlists for new Low & No Wine and Spirits, RTD & Mixer Producer Trophies
The IWSC announces the shortlists for its 2023 Alternative Drinks Producer Trophies
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South African Wine: competing against the classics with its unbeatable value
During our recent in-situ judging in Stellenbosch, we gathered our on-trade and off-trade judges, Maggie Macpherson, Samantha Glanfield and Luke Harbor, as well as head judge, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW, to find out their expert advice on what the future of South African wine looks like.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging in Georgia: judges’ impressions of Armenian wines
At our first Global Judging event of the 2024 Awards, we were delighted to welcome entries from Georgia, as well as from Armenia. Following the tasting, we caught up with our judge Cat Lomax to hear her feedback on Armenian wines.
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Daria Kholodilina announced as IWSC’s 2024 Emerging Talent in Wine winner
Following the shortlist announcement, we are delighted to reveal the winner of this prestigious award – Daria Kholodilina.
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Beatrice Bessi announced as IWSC’s 2024 Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality winner
We are thrilled to announce the winner of our Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality award – Beatrice Bessi, Head Sommelier at Chiltern Firehouse, London.
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Cassandra Charlick announced as IWSC’s 2024 Emerging Talent in Wine Communication winner
We are delighted to share that the winner of our Emerging Talent in Wine Communication award is Cassandra Charlick.
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Hubei Lihua Village Wine Industry Co. wins IWSC’s 2024 Baijiu Producer Trophy
We’re excited to announce that the IWSC 2024 Baijiu Producer Trophy has been awarded to Hubei Lihua Village Wine Industry Co., Ltd.
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Vilafonté named as the winner of IWSC 2024 Red Wine Producer Trophy
We are delighted to announce that Vilafonté, a leading South African winery is the winner of our 2024 Red Wine Producer Trophy.
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The Secret to Breaking Into the UK Wine Scene: Sommeliers and the IWSC
To succeed in the UK drinks market, you need more than a great wine - you need the right advocates. The IWSC has spent decades building strong relationships with this influential community, helping producers like you get noticed - and poured - in the right places.
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IWSC to celebrate bicentenary of New Zealand wine at Flavours of NZ
The IWSC will be presenting ten medal winning wines for tasting by the international trade next year, at the biggest global showcase of New Zealand wine
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The Julian Brind Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Achievement in the Wine Industry shortlist: Tom Surgey
Tom Surgey is the Sales & Business Development Director for English winery Ridgeview
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IWSC judging blog: What to expect from the Northern Hemisphere wine results
Find out what our judges thought of the wines from Asia, China, Japan, Turkey, Georgia, Hungary, Croatia and Lebanon. Which countries are set to win IWSC medals in 2021?
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IWSC news
The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) Announces the Shortlist for ‘Blogger of the Year 2014’
The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) Announces the Shortlist for ‘Blogger of the Year 2014’ Today (22nd August 2014) sees the announcement of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) shortlist for ‘Blogger of the Year’. The award, now in its third year and sponsored by González Byass was created to highlight inspirational bloggers promoting public awareness in wines and/or spirits over the last
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Tesco and Waitrose’s wine and spirit buying teams win coveted awards
THE wine and spirit buying teams of Tesco and Waitrose respectively have been awarded the highest industry accolades by the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC). Tesco’s wine-buying team, headed by Laura Jewell MW, James Griswood and Graham Nash, scooped ‘Retail Wine Buyer of the Year’ with judges praising its ability to react to key emerging wine trends to ‘please possibly the broadest customer spectrum
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IWSC winner has wine served at Buckingham Palace State Banquet to honour visiting President Obama
English sparkling wine was put on an international stage at Buckingham Palace as Her Majesty The Queen served Ridgeview Fitzrovia Sparkling Rosé 2004 at the state dinner to honour the visit of President Barack Obama. Ridgeview’s wine was served alongside a Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2004 , Echezeaux Grand Cru 1990, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Vintage Rich 2002 and a menu of sole and
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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 Judging: deliberations from day 2 of judging in South Africa
A very quick catch up with Alistair Cooper MW following the second day of tasting in South Africa.
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Georgia: discover what our judges got up to during our recent wine judging in Georgia
Here we hear from Megan about what the team of judges got up to during their visit to this historic country considered to be the 'cradle of wine'.
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IWSC news
Luma Monteiro announced as winner of IWSC’s 2023 Emerging Talent in Wine Communication Trophy
In 2022 the IWSC launched its Emerging Talent in Wine Communication Trophy. This year marks the second year the title will be awarded.
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IWSC news
Join the IWSC for our series of events at the 2023 London Wine Fair
The IWSC will be on stand K50 throughout the three days of the London Wine Fair, hosting a series of events which you can sign up for on the London Wine Fair website.
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Alternative drinks
Quality without compromise: BevZero’s role in the low & no wine revolution
With the low & no category going from strength to strength around the globe, the expertise of dealcoholisation specialist BevZero has never been more in demand.
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