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Harpers

Top Selection bags award-winning Tuscan producer

Top Selection is listing five wines immediately, including the ‘Super Tuscan’ 980AD, Chiave di Saletta, which won a gold medal at the IWSC, and a DOCG Chianti.

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Sommelier India

Recent honours for Sommelier India

Sovna Puri is a Future 50 Awards Winner and the only Indian in the final list that has awardees from 14 countries. The Future 50 Awards is an initiative by WSET and IWSC to select 50 ‘Under 40’ future influencers of the global drinks industry.

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Murcia Diario

El licor murciano de limón 'Panocho' cierra 2019 entre los mejores del mundo

La medalla de bronce recibida en el “International Wine&Spirit Competition” de Londres certifica la calidad de esta bebida espirituosa que se elabora en Molina de Segura.

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The Whiskey Wash

Whisky Review: Islay Mist 8 Year Old

Owned by MacDuff International, Islay Mist recently won International Spirits Challenge, IWSC (International Wine and Spirit Competition), Women’s Wine and Spirits Awards in 2019. All gold medals and previous silver medals.

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Luxurious Magazine

Bathtub Gin Cleans Up at the Drinks Industry ‘Oscars’

Bathtub Gin producer Atom Brands has started 2020 with a string of industry accolades from the Oscars of the drinks industry.

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The Irish News

Get into the spirit of Chinese New Year with 6,000-year-old drink

An ancient white spirit that really does have all the bells and whistles, baijiu is the national spirit of China, and the best-selling liquor on the planet. And while it's rare in the West, it was recently cited by the International Wine & Spirits Competition as a spirit trend to watch.

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Campden FB

FB Roundup: Ferrero, Lotte Group, and William Grant and Sons

Early this month, the International Wine and Spirits Competition named William Grant and Sons its Outstanding Distiller for 2019 for the second consecutive year and the fourth occasion in total.

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Bournemouth Echo

Say hello to baijiu, the national spirit of China and bestselling liquor on the planet

An ancient white spirit that really does have all the bells and whistles, baijiu is the national spirit of China, and the bestselling liquor on the planet. And while it's rare in the West, it was recently cited by the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) as a major spirit trends to watch.

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Drinksbiz

Record wins for NZ at IWSC

Four trophies, plus ten gold medals for New Zealand wines and a gold for a Bay of Islands distillery gave the Kiwi contingent plenty to toast at the 2019 IWSC.

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Distribuicao Hoje

Gins Azor distinguidos a nivel mundial

Os gins Azor foram distinguidos pelo International Wine & Spirit Competitioin (IWSC).

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Pen Online

Award-winning Daiyame Leads the Next Generation of Shochu

Hamada Syuzou distillery, from Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima, has won the top prize in the shochu distilled spirits category at the 2019 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London.

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Retail Times

Lidl GB posts 11% year-on-year sales increase over four-week Christmas period

The vinous victory comes after Lidl was awarded best Own Brand Range at the IWSC (International Wine and Spirits Competition).

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Whisky Intelligence

Whyte & Mackay takes top international prize at IWSC 2019

Whisky maker Whyte & Mackay has been crowned Scotch Whisky Producer of the Year at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) Producer Awards 2019, hosted in London’s Guildhall on Thursday 28 November.

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Stray FM

Booths crowned UK spirit kings

Independent supermarket Booths have been named Spirits Supermarket of the Year 2019 at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.

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Bundaberg Now

Kalki Moon creates Speakers Gin for Parliament

2018 saw the local family-owned company nominated as International Gin Producer of the Year at the prestigious IWSC awards in London.

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The Buyer

Geoffrey Dean: How Australia’s McGuigan Wines got its mojo back

Dean also discovers why of the 22 worldwide trophies awarded by International Wine and Spirit Competition in the past 11 years for Riesling and Semillon, 12 have gone to McGuigan Wines.

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Irish Distillers

Irish Distillers honoured as World Whiskey Producer of the Year

Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world's most enjoyed whiskeys, has taken home the World Whiskey Producer of the Year trophy at the International Wine and Spirits Competition, following a prestigious ceremony in London last night.

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The Buyer

Big changes to IWSC sees Steven Spurrier join new judging set up

Recuriting Steven Spurrier is just one of the headline changes that have been announced as part of a shake-up of the judging process for the International Wine & Spirits Competition.

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Food & Beverage Magazine

WSET AND IWSC ANNOUCE FUTURE 50 AWARDS LIST

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) announced the final Future 50 Awards list at the IWSC’s annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday, November 27.

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AgriOrbit

Kanonkop Wine Estate takes home the prize

The Western Cape minister of agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, recently congratulated Kanonkop Wine Estate for winning the Most Outstanding Wine Producer Award at the 2019 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), which was held at the Guildhall in London.

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