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Following our 2025 Global Judging event in Turkey, Akberg Şrince Şarapçilik has been awarded the Turkish Global Judging Producer Trophy for its exceptional wines.
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From Provence to Japan, rosé and orange wines proved their trade potential at IWSC 2025, with over 150 Bronze medals spotlighting global quality, stylistic breadth and smart buying opportunities.
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While sweet and fortified wines may not always enjoy the spotlight they deserve, their Bronze medal performance at the IWSC 2025 reveals a category brimming with diversity, heritage and untapped potential
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An IWSC Bronze medal is nothing to sniff at, read on to find out which white wines, regions and varieties caught our judges attention.
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In the wine world, bronze medals are often dismissed as consolation prizes but at the IWSC, we, and our expert judges, take bronze medals very seriously. And here’s why you should, too.
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Following our 2025 Global Judging event in Austria, Weingut Forstreiter has been awarded the Austrian Global Judging Producer Trophy.
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How traditional styles and innovative techniques are reshaping gin's boundaries
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The IWSC is returning to Georgia in November 2025 to kick off our 2026 Awards Season.
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How IWSC 2025 reveals a category in transition - fewer products, but better ones
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Contemporary gin is now at the forefront of innovation in the spirits world. At the IWSC 2025, it became the largest gin category, with almost 300 entries - surpassing the 261 for Classic gin
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