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Emerging Talent in Spirits Communication 2022 shortlist
We are delighted to be announcing the shortlist for another new award to the IWSC, our Emerging Talent in Spirits Communication award. Seeing the positive impact our Spirits Communicator award has had on our winners we create this new award to recognise individuals who have recently set out on their journey to become the next big name in spirits communication, demonstrating their knowledge and passion to their audience in innovative and create ways.
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Emerging Talent in Wine Communication 2022 shortlist
Following the resounding success of our Wine Communicator award back in November 2021, this year the IWSC has created a new award specially for a new generation of wine communicators, people who are using new, innovative and creative ways to share their knowledge and passion with consumers and/or the wider industry.
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IWSC announces its 2022 President
The IWSC is honoured to announce Johann Krige, CEO of Kanonkop Wine Estate, as its 2022 President.
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Spirit news
2022 Spirits Awards - deliberations from our judges
Halfway through our first week of spirits judging, we caught up with Spirits Judging Committee members Dawn Davies MW and Olivier Ward to hear about what they were tasting and any trends they were seeing in the worldwide whiskey and gin categories.
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Emerging Talent: Bartender 2022 shortlist
Last week the IWSC gathered several on-trade experts to judge its Emerging Talent: Bartender Award. Recognising the very finest talent in the bartender community, the judges were asked to lookout for individuals they felt were leading the way in creativity and trendsetting in the bar world.
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Emerging Talent in Hospitality 2022 shortlist
The IWSC Emerging Talent in Hospitality aims to recognise the dedication and innovation of an individual in the hospitality industry towards helping it maintain fantastic customer service, looking after the employees within and finding new ways and means to draw people to once again going out! Last week our judging panel gathered to discuss entries and agree a shortlist.
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Wine news
In partnership with The Old Vine Conference, we are delighted to create the Old Vine Trophy
Together, the IWSC and The Old Vine Conference are launching a new Old Vine Trophy awarding a producer whose old vine wines not only perform well in the IWSC judging, but also works to preserve and protect old vines and spread awareness of the importance of nurturing heritage vineyards.
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Green Wine Future: the most ambitious environmental conference ever organised for the wine community
Sixteen years after Pancho Campo first rallied the wine world to combat the causes and effects of global warming, Green Wine Future promises to be the most ambitious event to date.
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Bubbles in numbers
New for 2022 the IWSC has announced it will be judging still sparkling wine and champagne as a separate category. We are delighted that Essi Avellan MW will be heading our judging panel. Last year, the IWSC received over 900 sparkling wines entries for its 2021 awards. Of these wines, 34 received gold medals and 7 wines were awarded a trophy. Two trophy winners were
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“Go for it! There's no harm in applying and the benefits that come from it are great.”
As we approach the deadline for entries for the 2022 Emerging Talent awards, the IWSC caught up with one of last years’ Emerging Talent in Spirits winners – Rachel Sutherland.
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