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Spier's 21 Gables Chenin Blanc Crowned The World's Best Chenin Blanc
The Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2016 has received the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition’s 2018 Chenin Blanc Trophy – beating all other Chenin Blanc wines entered into this competition to be crowned the world’s best.
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Wine Mag
International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 results
The results of the SA judging sessions of the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2018 were announced today.
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Travel + Leisure
Prince William and Kate Middleton Love This Hidden Wine Region
In 2016, Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Canada as part of their Commonwealth tour. It was then that the rest of the world learned about one of the world’s best-kept secrets: British Columbia's wine country. Along their journey, the Duke and Duchess stopped in to taste the local fare, including food and drink sourced from the Okanagan Valley, a small region in Western Canada that is also home to Mission Hill Winery. In 1994, Mission Hill’s 1992 vintage won "Best Chardonnay" at the International Wine and Spirit Competition, making it the very first Okanagan winery to receive such high recognition.
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Wine.co.za
IWSC celebrates best year yet for South African wines
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is celebrating its biggest and best year yet for South African wines, as the competition returns to Cape Town this week to present winning producers with their certificates and trophies.
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NZ Herald
The London effect: Why all the 'cool kids' are drinking gin
New Zealand gin Scapegrace Gold was recently given the highest possible accolade in the global industry when it was named best London dry gin in the world at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition.
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The Japan Times
Crafting a Japanese gin: Domestic distilleries are producing low-volume, high-quality batches that source local ingredients
Japanese craft gins are just now gaining increased recognition abroad. Ki no Bi has won several international awards, including, mostly recently, the Contemporary Gin Trophy at the International Wine & Spirits Competition.
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Wine Business
Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon
Earlier this year, the Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, won a Gold Medal at the International Wines and Spirits Competition (IWSC) in London.
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Brand South Australia News
Barossa Valley gin distilling dreams become reality
It took a career crisis and a curiosity for gin making for ex-policewoman and classical musician Nicole Durdin to turn to the world of distilling in the Barossa Valley. Nicole and her husband Jon were living in the UK when a desire to move home and delve into something starkly different to their professions took over. This weekend the South Australian pair will celebrate the opening of Seppeltsfield Road Distillers (SRD), the Barossa Valley’s first commercial distillery ... The gins have already scooped a number of awards, including the House Gin which won silver and the Barossa Gin which won bronze at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.
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The Moodie Davitt Report
Flying Kiwi: Scapegrace Gold from New Zealand named world’s best gin
New Zealand gin Scapegrace Gold has been named best London dry gin in the world at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition.
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The Shout
New Zealand gin named world’s best London Dry
A New Zealand gin has been named best London dry gin in the world at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), recently held in London.
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Breakthru Beverage Group
No Need for Luck: Tullamore D.E.W. Brings Big Win for Irish Whiskey
There was no need for magical charms or intervention from tiny mythological creatures on behalf of Tullamore D.E.W. at the International Wine & Spirits Competition this year, as Tully’s beloved 18 Year Old Single Malt won the Worldwide Whiskey Trophy, making them the first whiskey from the Emerald Isle to take the top honor since 2009.
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Nikkei Asian Review
London says 'kanpai' to sake as British brewers increase production
Just 18 months after setting up in a small unit in a shared warehouse, Kanpai London Craft Sake Brewery has outgrown its premises and is hoping to move to a bigger site to meet demand for its sake which is now stocked at 17 shops, including luxury department store Selfridges. Its Kanpai Pure Junmai Sake was awarded the Bronze prize at the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition.
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Food & Beverage
New Zealand spirit named best London dry gin in the world
A New Zealand gin has been named the best London dry gin in the world at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.
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Beverage Daily
Marvolio’s Nostrums recognized for its ‘stimulating flavor’ liqueurs
Marvolio’s Nostrums has launched a trio of small batch liqueurs combining premium spirits with fine ingredients to create complex and stimulating flavors.
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The Canberra Times
Award-winning Underground Spirits launches coffee vodka
There’s something about the word symmetry at Underground Spirits at the moment. Not only has it rebranded its bottles to feature a stylised map of Canberra but everything about the business appears to be falling into line.
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Growth and Skills Hub
Accolades, new distribution and a bottle revamp for Curio
Curio, Cornwall’s pioneering artisan distillery, is celebrating a month of awards and exciting news. Their flagship gin – Curio Rock Samphire – has scooped a top award in the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).
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Whisky Girl
Isle of Arran Distillers claim four top prizes at international competition
The team at the Isle of Arran Distillers is celebrating four coveted awards at this year’s International Wine & Spirits Competition. The independent whisky maker picked up two gold medals for its Arran 10 and 18-year-old Single Malts. The Bothy Quarter Cask and Lochranza Reserve claimed silver outstanding medals.
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Wheadon’s Gin
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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Business Up North
Sing Gin Wins Two Silver Medals In The International Wine And Spirit Competition 2018
Yorkshire’s Sing Gin are delighted to announce that they have won two Silver medals in the London Dry Gin and Gin & Tonic categories at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2018.
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BevNET
William Grant & Sons Launches Fistful of Bourbon
William Grant & Sons, the fiercely independent Scottish family company, whose commitment to making the highest quality spirits has earned the company the prestigious Distiller of the Year award by the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) and International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 11 times over the past 12 years, is launching its first from-the-ground-up American whiskey.
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