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Top wine and spirit trophies presented at the IWSC 2020 awards ceremony
Tonight, the IWSC presented its top 20 trophies to the drinks industry’s star performers of the year in a sparkling virtual awards ceremony
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White Wine Producer of the year, 2020: La Cave des Vignerons de Pfaffenheim
‘The White Wine Producer Trophy is the one that means the most to us, as it was one of our goals as a company. Winning such an award among all the international competitors is really challenging and we’re very happy that an Alsatian winery has won this prize!’
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Sarah Heller MW announced as IWSC's Wine Communicator of the Year
The IWSC is delighted to reveal that from an esteemed shortlist, our judges unanimously concluded that Sarah Heller MW be crowned our winner of the IWSC’s 2022 Wine Communicator of the Year.
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2022 Wine Judging: deliberations from our first day of judging in South Africa
This week, members of the IWSC’s expert judging panels are in South Africa, tasting hundreds of wines from across the country. Together with Elizabeth Kelly MW, Victoria Mason, Matteo Montone MS and David Kermode, our judging committee member and Master of Wine, Ali Cooper is at Paarl’s Diamant Estate with local judges tasting through 2022 entrants from all across South Africa.
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Agnieszka Swiecka announced as winner of IWSC's 2023 Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality Trophy
This award saw a doubling of entries versus last year, making the decision of who to shortlist incredibly difficult for our judges.
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Fattoria La Vialla – Winner of IWSC 2023 Sweet/Fortified Wine Producer Trophy
We are delighted to award Fattoria La Vialla from Tuscany with our 2023 Sweet/Fortified Wine Producer Trophy, in partnership with Bottlebooks.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges' deliberations: Champagne, Asian and Central & Eastern European wines
Our second week of wine judging kicked off with another thrilling day of popping corks as our panels judged Champagne led by Essi Avellan MW, followed by Asian and Central & Eastern European wines overseen by Sarah Abbott MW. We sat down with our judges to find out what impressed them.
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IWSC Judges heading to China: "We can't wait to meet Chinese wine producers!"
Ahead of our Global Wine Judging event in China in August, our international judges, Susie Barrie MW, Antony MW and Isa Bal MS, shared their thoughts on the quality of Chinese wines and their expectations of the upcoming judging.
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IWSC Judges: Margaret River proves itself as a top-tier wine region
The IWSC recently headed to Western Australia for its second Wine Judging in Margaret River. Following the judging, our international experts sat down to discuss the potential of Western Australian wines and their future on the global stage.
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Elizabeth Kelly MW: It's important to stay impartial when you encounter your favourite type of wine
Buying Manager at Majestic Wines and IWSC Judge Elizabeth Kelly MW shares her systematic approach to impartial wine evaluation
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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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Joe Fattorini Announced as Wine Communicator of the Year Winner 2017!
IWSC is pleased to announce Joe Fattorini as Wine Communicator of the Year for 2017! Fattorini was picked as the outstanding candidate from a prestigious shortlist for his work on The Wine Show
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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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