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Silver Standards: 4 Global Trends in Premium Sparkling Wine
The bubbles business is getting serious. At the IWSC 2025, 22% of sparkling wine entries were awarded a Silver medal - a meaningful benchmark for quality and precision in this highly competitive category.
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White Wines with a Silver Lining: What Judges Think Will Sell Next
Whilst France and New Zealand continue their commercial dominance, the 2025 IWSC results reveal surprising opportunities emerging from unexpected corners of the wine world.
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The Red Wine Regions Winning Big in 2025
Red wine's traditional powerhouses faced unexpected competition at IWSC 2025, with emerging regions challenging established hierarchies and forgotten grapes finding their voice.
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5 Highlights from our 2025 Fortified & Sweet Silver Medals
The Sweet and Fortified category delivered the highest Silver medal success rate at IWSC 2025.
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Rosé & Orange Wines: Why IWSC Silver Medals Reflect Serious Quality and Craft
Some brands celebrate only their Gold medal wins, treating anything less as unworthy of mention. At the IWSC, we encourage a different perspective.
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Cap Classique Is Coming Of Age: The IWSC South Africa Judging
What our expert panel discovered during a record-breaking day of Cap Classique tasting in Paarl
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IWSC Wine Judging in South Africa: Results
We are delighted to reveal the results of the IWSC’s Global Judging in South Africa for 2025. Judged by a world-class panel of experts, many with deep ties to the region, this year’s tasting highlighted the quality, character and confidence of South African winemaking
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Judges' deliberations: Standout sparkling and strong varietal showings from South Africa
As the IWSC’s 2025 South Africa Wine Judging draws to a close, we look back on the week’s highlights and speak to our panel of judges to discover just how the wines performed
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Sweet and Fortified: A Category with Untapped Potential
Sweet and fortified wines have long been favourites among wine professionals - and the IWSC 2025 results showed exactly why.
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IWSC Wine Judging in Turkey: The Results
We are pleased to announce this year’s results from our Global Judging event in Turkey where judges praised a variety of wine styles and grape varieties.
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