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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations: Prosecco, English sparkling and other sparkling wines
On day 4 of our Wine Judging, our experts tasted and assessed sparkling wines from around the world.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations on Spanish wines
As we launch into day 3 of our 2024 Wine Judging, our expert panels of judges were taking on the 3rd largest wine producing country, Spain.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Judges’ deliberations on Portuguese wines
Following the second day of the IWSC Wine Judging, we caught up with our experts to hear their deliberations on the Portuguese wines tasted.
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IWSC 2024 Wine Judging. Rosé and Fortified wines: judges' deliberations
Our 2024 Wine Judging has kicked off with a day of tasting rosé and fortified wines from across the world. We caught up with our judges to hear their deliberations following the first day of tasting.
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Andrew Caillard MW: Australian old vines deserve a trophy
We caught up with the IWSC judge for the upcoming Global Wine Judging in Margaret River, Andrew Caillard MW, on Western Australian vine heritage and his expectations ahead of the competition.
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IWSC is coming to China
We are delighted to announce that in 2024, for the first time in the IWSC history, we will hold a Global Wine Judging event in China.
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The IWSC is heading back to Margaret River
The IWSC is taking its international awards back to Margaret River in Western Australia in partnership with the Margaret River Wine Association and Wines of Western Australia.
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Top 8 Wines from Alsace – picked by the IWSC experts, in partnership with CIVA
To assist the Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace (CIVA) in its selection of wines to be showcased at the upcoming Prowein 2024, the IWSC was asked to bring together a panel of industry experts. Discover our judges' top picks of wines from Alsace.
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Cassandra Charlick announced as IWSC’s 2024 Emerging Talent in Wine Communication winner
We are delighted to share that the winner of our Emerging Talent in Wine Communication award is Cassandra Charlick.
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Beatrice Bessi announced as IWSC’s 2024 Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality winner
We are thrilled to announce the winner of our Emerging Talent in Wine Hospitality award – Beatrice Bessi, Head Sommelier at Chiltern Firehouse, London.
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