The IWSC Georgia competition has shown significant development in quality and diversity

"IWSC Georgia Competition Shows Significant Development in Quality and Diversity" - British publication The Buyer

The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) has been held in Georgia since 2022. The official partner of the competition is the Gurjaani Wine Festival, and the supporter is the National Wine Agency.

In 2025, the competition was held in the city of Batumi. The competition was chaired by IWSC committee member, Master of Wine Sarah Abbott.

"This year's results of the IWSC Georgia Wine and Spirits Competition clearly showed how quickly and far the country has come in recent years, both in terms of increasing the quality of wine and the diversity and scope of winemaking", - noted in the influential British media publication "The Buyer", in which the author of the article, wine writer Sunny Hodge, reported the results of the International Wine and Spirits Competition IWSC Georgia 2025 sums it up.

Sunny Hodge is one of the most influential British wine specialists who has worked locally Together with the experts, he evaluated the wines participating in the competition. He is the founder of London wine bars Diogenes the Dog and Aspen & Meursault. Sunny Hodge's book on the science of wine, The Cynics Guide to Wine, was published in April 2025. 

"Georgia represents the intersection of worlds - it is located between Europe and Asia, and its cuisine and wine culture combines the best elements of the traditions of the old and new worlds," the article states.

According to the results of the IWSC Georgia 2025 competition, 30 gold, 119 silver and 113 bronze medals were awarded in the wine category, and Georgian spirits additionally won 4 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze medals.