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Each week we publish stories about the best wines and spirits, our experts, upcoming events, and beverage industry news. And, don't miss our new IWSC Insights series, where we take an in-depth look into drinks businesses and markets around the world. Looking for recommendations? Visit our consumer website Club Oenologique to read our top 10s and reviews.

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Global Trends in Bronze Medal Sweet & Fortified Wines

While sweet and fortified wines may not always enjoy the spotlight they deserve, their Bronze medal performance at the IWSC 2025 reveals a category brimming with diversity, heritage and untapped potential

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Judges’ Pick-of-the-Bunch: White Wine Bronzes

An IWSC Bronze medal is nothing to sniff at, read on to find out which white wines, regions and varieties caught our judges attention.

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Why Bronze Still Sparkles: The Value of an IWSC Medal

In the wine world, bronze medals are often dismissed as consolation prizes but at the IWSC, we, and our expert judges, take bronze medals very seriously. And here’s why you should, too.

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Austrian excellence recognised: Kremstal producer awarded Austrian Wine Producer Trophy

Following our 2025 Global Judging event in Austria, Weingut Forstreiter has been awarded the Austrian Global Judging Producer Trophy.

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Silver Standards: 4 Global Trends in Premium Sparkling Wine

The bubbles business is getting serious. At the IWSC 2025, 22% of sparkling wine entries were awarded a Silver medal - a meaningful benchmark for quality and precision in this highly competitive category.

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White Wines with a Silver Lining: What Judges Think Will Sell Next

Whilst France and New Zealand continue their commercial dominance, the 2025 IWSC results reveal surprising opportunities emerging from unexpected corners of the wine world.

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The Red Wine Regions Winning Big in 2025

Red wine's traditional powerhouses faced unexpected competition at IWSC 2025, with emerging regions challenging established hierarchies and forgotten grapes finding their voice.

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