IWSC President to host briefings at Prowein 2010
04 March 2010
IWSC President to host briefings at Prowein 2010
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is pleased to announce its presence at this month’s Prowein fair, with activities on the stand including breakfast briefings with this year’s IWSC president, Prinz Michael zu Salm Salm, and tutored tastings of wines from IWSC award-winning German producers.
Prinz Michael zu Salm Salm will be hosting breakfast briefings on the IWSC stand D01 (hall 7a) for both producers and the press on Monday 22nd March, during which he will outline the history of the UK’s most prestigious, independent competition and the benefits producers can expect from entering the competition, which is now in its 41st year. Producers and members of the trade are invited to attend the first briefing at 08:30, while press are invited to attend the 09:30 briefing. Coffee and pastries will be provided for attendees at both briefings.
The daily tutored tastings held on the IWSC stand promise to be another highlight of this year’s Prowein fair. Hosted by IWSC award-winning producers, including Sonja Höferlin from Bürgerspital / Franken, Karl Schmitt from Schmitt’s Kinder and Jochen Ratzenberger of Ratzenberger, the tastings will be held at 14:00 daily and producers will be on hand to give their firsthand experiences of the competition.
Prinz Michael zu Salm Salm, IWSC president for 2010, says;
“It is an honour for me to be working with the IWSC and I am delighted to be attending Prowein in my capacity as president, to help further build the profile of this prestigious competition in Germany. As president of the VDP Prädikatsweingüter for many years, I understand the value that an IWSC medal or award can add to a wine, so I am delighted to help spread the word of the IWSC amongst my compatriots this year.”
The IWSC 2010 is now open for entries. To enter, please visit the website at www.iwsc.net. You can also request an entry pack by e-mail at info@iwsc.co.uk or by phone on +44 (0)1483 548 963.
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Editors’ notes:
Stand activity schedule:
Award-winning producer tastings
Sunday 21st March, 14:00: Bürgerspital / Franken – Sonja Höferlin
Monday 22nd March, 14:00: Schmitt’s Kinder – Karl Schmitt
Tuesday 23rd March, 14:00: Ratzenberger – Jochen Ratzenberger
Competition Information:
The International Wine and Spirit Competition was founded in 1969 and is the premier competition of its kind in the world. Its aim is to promote the quality and excellence of the world's best wines, spirits and liqueurs. All entries of wines, spirits and liqueurs are blind tasted in groups divided by variety, region and vintage as necessary. Awards are made on a points system and sponsored trophies are presented in selected categories.
Technical analysis is carried out on Gold, Gold (Best in Class), Silver (Best in Class) award winning wines, spirits and liqueurs to ensure that all products are technically sound and will be of the same high quality when they reach the consumer as they were when the judging panels originally tasted them.
The IWSC is supported by a group of Vice Presidents made up of some of the most influential men and women in the trade, including Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Miguel Torres, Marchese Piero Antinori, Robert Drouhin, Paul Symington, May de Lencquesaing, Gina Gallo, Rafael Guilisasti and this year’s IWSC President, Prince Michael zu Salm-Salm, of the distinguished and most venerated Salm-Dalberg family.
Deadlines for entries:
Northern hemisphere:
Northern Hemisphere Wines
9th March (France and Champagne)
24th March (Port, Sherry, Greece, Spain and Portugal)
6th April (Canada, Germany and Austria)
21st April (Italy)
Southern hemisphere:
1st July 2010 (South Africa)
6th August 2010 (South American countries)
13th August 2010 (Australia)
27th August 2010 (New Zealand)
For further information, please contact info@iwsc.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1483 548963