Events

ProWein Wants to go Back to the Future

More than 6,000 exhibitors so far. 2019 is our benchmark," said Michael Degen at the ProWein Media Summit, where the ProWein Business Report was presented. 

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Organic Wine Fair Bounces Back

France’s leading organic fair, Millésime Bio celebrated a 30th edition in Montpellier this week that was as successful as the 2019 one before the interruption of the pandemic.

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Comeback 2024: Finest Spirits 2.0 

Finest Spirits, the successful annual spirits fair hosted by Meininger Verlag is taking a break in 2023 but plans for 2024 are in full swing.

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Sustainability from A to Z

What is the first image that comes to mind when you think of wine and sustainability? Healthy vineyards with lots of cover crops, flowers, bees, chirping birds. Is that all? By Alexandra Wrann.

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World's Biggest Natural Wine Fair

Natural wine is no longer seen as a fad. As the quality has improved a growing number of restaurants and retailers are now listing at least a few orange wines, Pet Nats and zero-SO2 examples. The la Dive Bouteille fair in Saumur in the Loire claims to be the biggest natural wine event in the world, and showcases wines from France and elsewhere.

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Don’t Miss Out on World of Zero

Meininger Verlag, in cooperation with Messe Düsseldorf, will, for the first time, offer the opportunity to present de-alcoholised still and sparkling wines in the central tasting zone in Hall 1 of ProWein 2023. 

New ProWein Boss

The long-standing head of Messe Düsseldorf's international contract business, Peter Schmitz, is to become the new Director of ProWein. This was announced by Messe Düsseldorf.

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Which Wineries Made It Into the Meininger’s Top 100?

The sixth edition of Meininger's Finest 100 drew 100 of the world's best wine producers with their top-class wines to Neustadt/Weinstrasse in Germany.

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SIMEI and WBWE Wrap Up a Very Different Year of Wine Fairs

After two years of pandemic, 2022 will be remembered as the year when, like other sectors, the wine industry had to come to terms with a very different world.

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Meininger's at ProWein 2023: Just Like Old Times...

What's happening at ProWein 2023? From Meininger's International Wine Conference to the Meininger Awards and the World of Zero - Meininger Verlag will be there with an extensive and attractive program.

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ProWein Goes Zero: Alcohol-free in Hall 1

Alcohol-free is one of the hottest topics - and ProWein takes this into account with a concentrated presence in Hall 1. The ‘World of Zero’ is being created there in cooperation with Meininger Verlag.

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ProWine Shanghai Postponed Indefinitely

Due to the zero covid policy in China, ProWine Shanghai will not take place in 2022. An alternative date is not yet known. What does this say about the Chinese wine market?

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Postponed Italian Wine Equipment Fair Returns to Milan

The SIMEI Fair in Milan is one of the world's key events for anyone interested in the production and packaging of alcoholic beverages, water, sauces and oils.

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ProWine Shanghai Postponed by Two Weeks

ProWine Shanghai 2022 was originally scheduled for Nov. 8-10, but now, at very short notice, the organizers have announced a postponement to Nov. 20-22.

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South African Wineries Focus on Sustainability at CapeWine

Following the cancellation of the last CapeWine because of the pandemic, it has been four years since the last event. The South African wine industry's leading trade show reveals the dynamism of the sector. In 2022, sustainability was the main theme of the show as well as its seminars and tasting zones. Clemens Gerke reports.

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