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IWSC celebrates excellence in wine and spirits at its 48th Awards Banquet
The stars of the wine and spirits worlds converged last night in the heart of the City of London for a gala dinner to celebrate the winners of the International Wine and Spirit Competition
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Discover some of the most exciting wine regions with Sud de France
Meet 25+ producers at the Sud de France Annual Trade Tasting in London next week
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Craft distiller, Adnams triumphs in the Gin category at the 44th International Wine & Spirit Competition
Adnams Copper House Distilled Gin wins prestigious Gin Trophy Five other Adnams spirits awarded medals Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer and distiller, has won the prestigious Gin Trophy at this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), less than three years after its Copper House Distillery first opened its doors. Judges at the IWSC, one of the world’s most respected spirits competitions, awarded Adnams’ Copper
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2013 is set to be the best ever for leading wine and spirit competition
THE International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), widely acknowledged as the most prestigious and independent contest of its type in the world, is accepting entries for 2013. 2012 was the most successful in the competition’s 43-year history and innovations across the board mean 2013 looks set to break even more records. Allen Gibbons, IWSC Group Director, said: “At the IWSC we are constantly
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IWSC Business Insight: How to get your wine listed on airlines
Nearly 15 billion people took at least one flight in 2019. So, when travel gets back to normal, how do you get your wines onto drinks trolleys, into airport lounges – and in front of thirsty passengers? Kelly Stevenson, former Global Wine and Beverages Manager for British Airways, shares her tips on airline wines – what to serve, how to serve it, and the best ways to secure those sought-after listings
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The IWSC awards distributors and suppliers for innovation in wine and spirits
The shortlists for the IWSC Business Awards highlight outstanding retailers who form the backbone of the UK industry – and the judges had a hard task choosing the winners
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IWSC unveils the 2021 wine and spirit design and packaging winners
Only the best of the best managed to secure a medal in this year's IWSC Design Awards. Here are the results.
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Irem Eren announced as IWSC's 2022 Emerging Talent in Wine winner
With so many different roles within the wine industry, from marketing to buying, or sales to finance and many more, our Emerging Talent in Wine award recognises the dedication and commitment individuals put not only towards their day jobs, but also far beyond their roles, looking at how they involve themselves within wider aspects of the wine trade. Following our announcement last week of our
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Daniel Stojcic announced as IWSC's 2022 Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality winner
Following two tumultuous years for the UK on-trade, the IWSC is delighted to once again be offering an award for Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality. This award was created to recognise the dedication and hard work of an individual in the hospitality industry who is focussed on offering fantastic customer service, looking after colleagues within and finding innovative ways to draw customers back out to restaurants.
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2022 Wine Results: IWSC praises consistent quality of wines from supermarkets
Highlighting the consistent quality of supermarket wines, this year 80% of the wines selected for entry into the IWSC received a medal. While only five gold medals were awarded to supermarket wines, the multiple retailers received an impressive number of silver and bronze accolades.
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2022 Wine Judging: Tasting the sparkling wines of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Over the past few days, several IWSC judges have been in the Northeast of Italy in Conegliano Valdobbiadene, tasting entrants from the very heart of the Prosecco Superiore DOCG.
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Jane Anson announced as winner of the IWSC 2023 Wine Communicator Trophy
Having recently shared its shortlist for this year’s Wine Communicator Trophy, sponsored by Vinitaly, the IWSC is delighted to announce the winner of this prestigious accolade.
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“The Best White Wine Flight We Have Ever Tasted” – Austrian White Wines Impressed IWSC Judges
The uncrowned king of the Austrian grapes, Grüner Veltliner, has once again proven its right to reign over the country’s winemaking at the IWSC in-situ wine judging in Korneuburg.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations: Prosecco, English sparkling and other sparkling wines
On day 4 of our Wine Judging, our experts tasted and assessed sparkling wines from around the world.
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Kopke (Sogevinus Fine Wines) awarded IWSC 2024 Sweet/Fortified Wine Producer Trophy
We are pleased to reveal that Kopke (Sogevinus Fine Wines) is the winner of our 2024 Sweet/Fortified Wine Producer Trophy.
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IWSC announces La Chablisienne as the 2024 White Wine Producer Trophy winner
We are thrilled to award La Chablisienne, one of the forefront winemaking cooperatives in Chablis, the IWSC 2024 White Wine Producer Trophy.
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Vino Joy and IWSC join forces amid China’s wine market surge
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Vino Joy News, the only English-language media platform dedicated to the wine industry in China and Asia.
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IWSC partners with WinesDirect
The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) has signed a partnership deal with wine comparison website WinesDirect to promote medal-winning wines to consumers. WinesDirect’s IWSC page will include Trophy, Gold, Silver, and Best in Class wines sold in the UK, along with tasting notes, stockists and prices. Medal-winning wines can be searched for by colour, price, country, region, grape variety or retailer. “This
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Julian Brind Award nominee: Ruth Spivey
The first shortlisted nominee for the Julian Brind Memorial Trophy is sommelier and wine expert Ruth Spivey, the founder of Wine Car Boot
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Jane Parkinson announced as 2014 Communicator of the Year
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) has announced wine writer and presenter, Jane Parkinson, as the ‘2014 Communicator of the Year’. Sponsored by Veronafiere, the award was announced at Vinitaly’s opening Gala Dinner in Verona on Saturday 5th April. The accolade, awarded annually, highlights an individual who demonstrates exceptional contribution to increasing awareness of wine and spirits. Jane was up against some
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IWSC Independent Retailer of the Year Award 2013 announced Could you be #iwscbestindie?
IWSC Independent Retailer of the Year Award 2013 announced Could you be #iwscbestindie? THIS week sees the launch of the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) quest to find the UK’s best independent wine and spirits retailer. Now in its fifth year, the prestigious award – sponsored by leading distributor PLB – recognises the role played by independent merchants in encouraging the understanding,
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Best 10 French Crémant to explore
While the Champenois would have you believe that no other sparkling wine exists in France, you’ll find top-quality fizz throughout France in its wine-producing regions. Here, it's known as Crémant.
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The Julian Brind Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Achievement in the Wine Industry shortlist: Sula Richardson
Sula Richardson works at food and drink communications agency Phipps Relations
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IWSC awards new trophies celebrating own-labels and up-and-coming wine regions
The Wine Discovery Trophy – sponsored by Prowein – and The Own-Label Range Trophy have been introduced for the first time in the IWSC's 50th year
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Trophy shortlists reveal ‘Oscar nominees’ of the wine and spirits industries
The Wine and Spirit Producer Awards recognise the best wineries and distilleries in the world
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