The IWC Industry Awards UK Are Now Open

If your business has delivered growth, innovation, leadership or meaningful transformation over the past twelve months, this is where that work deserves to be recognised and judged.

You do not build a respected wine business by accident.

Strong reputations are earned through difficult decisions, long-term investment and the ability to execute well when conditions are not easy. Most of that work happens quietly. It rarely fits into a press release, and it is often invisible to people outside your immediate network.

That invisibility has a cost.

Buyers, partners and potential hires make assumptions when they do not have clear, independent signals of quality. The IWC Industry Awards exist to provide that signal.

Past winners regularly tell us the same things. Buyers referenced the award in early conversations. New suppliers approached them directly. Recruitment became easier. Their credibility travelled faster than their marketing ever could.

If your business has delivered growth, innovation, leadership or meaningful change over the past twelve months, this is where that work should be recognised and judged.

Businesses tell us the same thing year after year: they want an awards process that reflects how their organisation actually operates - and allows judges to see the full picture.

For 2026, the IWC Industry Awards entry format has been refined with this in mind.

You enter your company details once and apply across relevant categories without needing to repeat information.

The questions focus on what matters most: your objectives, your approach and the outcomes you achieved. The result is a clearer, more efficient experience for entrants and a stronger foundation for judging.

Key dates

2 March 2026 - Open for entries

15 May 2026 - Close for entries

8 June 2026 - Finalists Announced

8 September 2026 - Winners announced