IWC Merchant of the Year 2022
IWC Large Agent of the Year 2022
IWC On-trade Supplier of the Year 2022
IWC Merchant Educator of the Year 2022
IWC Merchant Wine List of the Year 2022
IWC Specialist Merchant of the Year 2022 – Italy
IWC Specialist Merchant of the Year 2022 - Australia
This represents six out of seven awards that we had entered, plus the overall ‘Merchant of the Year’ title. The judges said: “They don’t stand still…Liberty continue to blaze a trail and have done an amazing job over what can only be described as the most difficult of circumstances, a huge team effort, well done!”
It was also a night of celebration for Luís Sottomayor of Sandeman, who was crowned IWC Fortified Winemaker of the Year for the first time, and Cyril Brun of Charles Heidsieck, who was named IWC Sparkling Winemaker of the Year – the 17th time that the Champagne house has claimed this title and the second time for Cyril since taking over as chef de cave in 2015.
We are also delighted to see this year’s Daniel Thibault Trophy for IWC Champion Sparkling Wine (Daniel was the chef de cave at Charles Heidsieck until his untimely death in 2002) awarded to the Rare Champagne Millésime 2008. Capezzana’s Vin Santo di Carmignano Riserva won the Alois Kracher Trophy for IWC Champion Sweet Wine for an impressive fourth time – this time with the 2014 vintage – and the Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020 scooped the IWC Champion White Wine Trophy.
We are enormously proud of these results and, following our wins at the IWSC and The Drinks Business Awards in recent months, are delighted to continue our 25th anniversary year with a record of success. A huge thank you to our customers for all your support, to our world-class wine producers, and to our team for all your hard work.
For more information on the IWC Awards, please visit the competition website.