IWC Icon Wines

The International Wine Challenge is delighted to announce the launch of our dedicated ICON Wine Tasting, designed to celebrate flagship wines that showcase terroir and winemaking prowess at their finest.

For producers looking to enter, this is a chance to gain legendary status for your wines and your winery while also increasing demand for your second- and third-tier wines.

Here at the IWC, we recognise that the world's top wines need a specialised and dedicated approach when it comes to judging. These icon wines require judges who fully understand the world of fine wine, fine wine brokering, and the rich complexity of flavours and profiles they can present. This is why we will be pulling together an exceptional panel of leading sommeliers and fine wine buyers - experts who know how to benchmark wines at this elite level.

ICON Wines are outside the main competition, and will be treated differently as follows:

- There is small additional fee of £25 for ICON wines to be judged
- A dedicated panel of judges
- Only one sample bottle is required
- Wines will be stored and decanted as instructed, and served to judges in the finest glassware
- ICON wines achieving the highest scores will be awarded points on the 100-point scale
- IWC Icon Wines will have their own dedicated branding, results announcement, and awareness campaign
- The IWC will collaborate closely with entrants on the release of results.

How do I qualify to enter?

- All wines entered must be of a minimum value of £60 retail
- Wines must represent the top flagship offering from your winery

Entry

In the normal entry process for IWC wines, select the ICON wine section within the entry form, confirm the expected retail price in GBP (£), and click the ICON button to complete your entry.