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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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Overview of the IWSCs wine judging in Georgia
Last month the IWSC visited Georgia for the first of its 2023 wine judging. Discover what our judges Sarah Abbott MW, Megan Clarke, Cat Lomax, Maggie Macpherson, and Salvatore Castano got up to in this great short film summarising the trip...
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Emerging Talent: Irem Eren
As the IWSC opens the Emerging Talent Awards for another year, we catch up with some of our 2022 winners to find out what they’ve been up to and for them to share a bit of advice for aspiring Emerging Talent winners.
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Spirit news
Colin Hampden-White - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our 2022 judging...here we discover what writer, presenter, photographer and IWSC judge, Colin Hampden-White, rated as his top picks.
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IWSC Market Insight: A deep dive into the ‘nolo’ category
The ‘nolo’ sector has come a long way since Ben Branson launched Seedlip in 2015. Lucy Shaw takes a deep dive into the category to sniff out the latest trends, see where it’s headed, and find out whether functionality will be key to its continued success
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Spirit news
Rosie Milsom - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our recent judging...here we discover what Rosie Milsom, Head of New Product Development at Atom Brands, rated as her top picks.
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Georgia: discover what our judges got up to during our recent wine judging in Georgia
Here we hear from Megan about what the team of judges got up to during their visit to this historic country considered to be the 'cradle of wine'.
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IWSC kicks off 2023 award year with 16 gold medals from Georgia
Announcing the first of its 2023 medal results, the IWSC is delighted to share the results following a dedicated tasting of wines from Georgia.
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Catching up with Jane Anson, the IWSC's 2023 Wine Communicator
Following our recent announcement of Jane Anson as the recipient of our 2023 Wine Communicator Trophy, we caught up with her to discover what kept her away from our Awards Dinner and what else has been keeping her busy.
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Spirit news
Sam Carter - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our recent judging...here we discover what Sam Carter, all-round gin aficionado rated as his top picks.
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Spirit news
Dhavall Ghandi - Spirits Judges' Top Picks
Discover the top spirits our judges rated the highest at our recent judging...here we discover what Dhavall Gandhi, former whisky director for The Lakes Distillery, rated as his top picks.
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