Judging the IWSC
The International Wine & Spirit Competition was founded in 1969 and is the premier Competition of its kind on the international stage. Its aim is to promote the quality and excellence of the world's best wines, spirits and liqueurs.
This is achieved through a rigorous two stage judging process of professional blind tasting and detailed (chemical and microbiological) analysis. To ensure perfect conditions the IWSC premises included temperature-controlled cellars and three dedicated tasting rooms.
Entries to the Competition must be available in commercial quantities to eliminate the possibility of "show" products participating and must be from an identifiable batch or lot. The Competition is unique in that all medal winners are subject to technical analysis before results are released. Products, which fail to comply with the EU legal requirements, can lose marks and in some cases may forfeit their award. Corkwise, the independent laboratory looks after the technical analysis of Competition winners.