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An Interview with IWSC Wine Communicator Jane Parkinson

Interview with our Comminicator of the Year, Jane Parkinson

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Sweet Success for New Zealand Wine at IWSC

Results released today show New Zealand wines have triumphed at the prestigious UK-based International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC). New Zealand scooped not only the show’s top Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc Trophies, but a slew of top medals that included a record number of dessert wines.

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Kiwi 'stickies' on the rise at global wine contest

New Zealand wines have triumphed in two categories at a prestigious wine competition in Britain, scooping the awards for pinot noir and sauvignon blanc.

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International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 - The Trophy Winners, Spirits

Last night, the International Wine & Spirit Competition rounded off its 2018 awards. Here are the competition's spirits trophy winners for this year.

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Chinese wine, spirits seek recognition at international competition

A Ningxia-based boutique winery won the award at this year's International Wine & Spirit Competition as Chinese wine and spirits are seeking recognition at one of the world's most prestigious spirit competitions.

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Mr and Mrs Fine Wine win national award

An independent wine shop in Southwell has won a national award. Mr and Mrs Fine Wine, Church Street has won the Independent Wine and Spirits Retailer of the Year in the International Wine and Spirit Competition awards (IWSC).

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WSET celebrates 50 years of Wine and Spirit Education

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, WSET is partnering with the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), which is also celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, for a new initiative that will identify the next generation of leading wine and spirits professionals and emphasise the importance of developing new talent through education and awards.

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IWSC Drops Shortlist of Finalists For Wine & Spirit Producer Awards

Get ready for a new round of bottle stickers! Today, the International Wine & Spirits Competition released their shortlist of finalists.

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Bankers-Turned-Winemakers Are Transforming England Into Wine Country

In 2019, Coates & Seely’s sparkling 2009 La Perfide—named for “perfidious Albion,” an 18th century French playwright’s characterization of Britain—beat out French rivals to win a trophy at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London, sometimes called the Oscars of Alcohol.

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Sparkling Wine Trophy Winner, 2020: Black Chalk Classic Brut 2016

Now at its new home on the Fullerton Estate in Hampshire, Black Chalk's Winemaker and CEO Jacob Leadley tells us how 2020 produced an excellent vintage and his big plans for the brand in the future.

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From medicine to wine: IWSC president Catena offers a good dose

A large swathe of wine and spirits folk gathered for the IWSC's annual awards banquet at London's Guildhall.

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Ogilvy Spirits take two awards at International Wine and Spirit Competition

Ogilvy Spirits take two awards at International Wine and Spirit Competition 23-07-2015 Daily Record Forfar-based vodka distiller received a Gold Outstanding and the Vodka Trophy at this year's IWSC awards, just seven months after launching

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The Bluffer's Guide To Wine: How To Pretend To Be An Expert Quickly

Joe Fattorini, 2017 Wine Communicator Of The Year, tells us about how to look like a wine expert.

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Triumph for Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey at the International Wine & Spirits Competition

Tullamore D.E.W. has won the Worldwide Whiskey Trophy at the International Wine & Spirits Competition for its 18 Year Old Single Malt.

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Seven Gold Medals Awarded To Atom Brands In The International Wine & Spirit Competition!

Recognising and rewarding the very best in the wine and spirits industry, the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is one of the most prestigious and rigorous blind tasting competitions in the world, and this year Atom Brands is celebrating after winning seven gold medals.

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A Set of Silver Medals From The International Wine and Spirits Competition

Last week The International Wine and Spirit Competition announced the winners of its 2018 spirits category, and Wheadon’s won four silver medals to bring back to Guernsey!

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Paddy Irish Whiskey Wins Silver Outstanding at 2018 International Wine and Spirits Competition – Irish Whiskey News

Judges awarded Paddy Irish Whiskey from the Sazerac Company with a Silver Outstanding Medal at the 2018 International Wine & Spirit Competition.

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10 of the best jobs in drinks and how to get them: Wine or spirits judge

Tobias Gorn is a wine and cigar buyer (Boisdale Group), freelance shooting instructor and referee, director of spirits at Winefraud.com, and IWSC panel chair judge.

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International Wine & Spirit Competition, Cantina di Soave produttore dell'anno - I PREMI

C'è come sempre (ed è una piacevole consuetudine) un pizzico di Italia alla premiazione del concorso International Wine & Spirit Competition che quest'anno ha raggiunto l'edizione numero 49.

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‘Demand for wine less than what it could be in India’

Steven Spurrier is an acclaimed wine expert from Britain and a wine merchant who is often referred to as “the champion of French wine”. Spurrier has also developed his own English sparkling wine, Bride Valley. In conversation with Guardian 20, Spurrier speaks about his 50-year-old journey in the wine space and about his autobiography, Wine: A Way of life.

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A new wine-gin hybrid has launched just in time for spring

Chapel Down's gin follows the launch of its bacchus gin and chardonnay vodka in November 2017. Last year, its single vineyard estate Kit’s Coty triumphed at the 2018 International Wine & Spirits Competition, winning Gold Outstanding.

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Riconoscimento d’oro per La Montina Franciacorta all’International Wine and Spirit Competition 2019

Medaglia d’Oro per il Franciacorta Millesimato Brut 2011 dall’etichetta dorata della storica cantina di Monticelli Brusati (BS).

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Electric Spirit Co. strikes gold; scores 96/100 at International Wine and Spirits Competition

Achroous, the signature gin from Edinburgh producer Electric Spirit Co. has been named as one of the top seven in the world, winning gold at the highly respected International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).

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The World’s Best Bourbon And American Whiskey, According To International Wine & Spirit Competition

The International Wine & Spirits Competition, as its name denotes, is worldwide. It also casts a very wide net when it comes to spirits and judges — utilizing industry experts for double-blind taste tests.