IWC SAKE 2026
Balance, maturity and regional identity
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ALL IWC 2026 Winners are now Revealed
Thousands of wines and sake. Hundreds of judges in London and Japan. Weeks of blind tasting.
The full results of the International Wine Challenge 2026 have now been announced, recognising the standout wines and sake that impressed this year's international judging panels through multiple rounds of blind tasting, re-tasting and final deliberation.
Alongside the Trophy-winning wines, this year's results also reveal the IWC 2026 ICON Wines — highlighting the producers, regions and styles shaping today's global wine landscape.
In Japan, the IWC Sake competition once again brought together leading sake experts from around the world in Hiroshima, celebrating the craftsmanship, diversity and growing international influence of sake.
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10 December 2025
15 May 2026
22 May 2026
8 September 2026
20 - 24 Apr 2026
15 May 2026
22 May 2026
8 September 2026