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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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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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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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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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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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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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Club Oenologique: the most significant wine, spirit and lifestyle magazine in a decade
Club Oenologique, the most significant wine, spirit and lifestyle magazine in a decade, officially launches today
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Busy masterclasses and award-winning wines on the IWSC stand at the 39th London Wine Fair
With attendance up 9% on 2017’s figures and with 11% more exhibitors than last year’s show, visitors to this year’s London Wine Fair encountered a lively show
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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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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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The International Wine and Spirit Competition Announces the Shortlist for ‘Communicator of the Year 2014’
The International Wine and Spirit Competition Announces the Shortlist for ‘Communicator of the Year 2014’ Today (11th March) sees the announcement of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) shortlist for ‘Communicator of the Year’. The award, sponsored by Veronafiere was created to highlight an individual who demonstrates exceptional contribution to increasing awareness of wine and spirits. Last year the prestigious award was won by
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Success for craft distilling at the 2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition
WITH entries into the Gin category up by 20%, competition was fierce for the 2013 coveted Gin Trophy, but a local craft distillery, triumphed over contenders at the 44th International Wine & Spirit Competition. The Gin Trophy was won by Adnams Copper House Distillery who also scooped five other medals in the announcement, including Gold for their Spirit of Broadside, Eau de Vie - Beer.
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The IWSC 2012 Retail Wine Buyer of the Year Trophy Shortlist Announced
The International Wine & Spirit Competition is pleased to announce The IWSC 2012 Retail Wine Buyer of the Year Trophy Shortlist. Congratulations to all the finalists below. The award winner will be announced at the IWSC Awards and Banquet on the 14th November at London’s Guildhall. Lidl Marks & Spencer Waitrose Sainsbury’s Tesco
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Wines of South Africa launch global wine workshops for UK trade
The WOSA Wine Workshops are a new marketing concept for the South African wine industry. These international master classes presented in key export markets are taking place across the globe from May to July, with the UK leg of the seminar tour taking place at Vinopolis on Wednesday 29th June 2011. The aim of the free workshops is to showcase the very best wines
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NEW IWSC Podcast: Meet Joe Fattorini (The Wine Show TV celebrity) at Vinitaly
IWSC’s new podcast series started with a great interview with Joe Fattorini. The series will feature key figures of the industry talking about their work, passion and great life stories.
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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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Spirit news
East Meets West in Perfect Harmony with Sake and Rice Wine
At IWSC 2025, sake and rice wine entries achieved an impressive 91% medal rate, with three Gold medals (95 points each) spanning Japanese sake craftsmanship and Chinese huangjiu tradition.
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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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