{"id":18482,"date":"2025-03-23T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T08:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=18482"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:12:33","slug":"item_2_966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_2_966\/","title":{"rendered":"ProWein 2025: Signal for Innovation and Preparedness for Wine and Spirits Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18482\" class=\"elementor elementor-18482\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Posted: Sunday, 23 March 2025 14:15<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad9e937\" data-id=\"ad9e937\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cccb2a7\" data-id=\"cccb2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9669605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9669605\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b62f3ec\" data-id=\"b62f3ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e78f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e78f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<h1 class=\"articlepagetitle_heading\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">ProWein 2025: <\/span> Signal for Innovation and Preparedness for Wine and Spirits Sector<\/h1>\n<div class=\"articlepageintroline\">March 23: ProWein 2025, held in Dusseldorf on 16 -18 March, was a successful Show sending out clear signal for innovation, vision and future-preparedness of the wine and spirits industry in the current challenging times for this \\sector worldwide, characterized by internationally declining sales due to several factors including the current neo prohibitionist onslaught of health risks of wine and alcohol, and looming trade barriers by the US. Subhash Arora reports<\/div>\n<div class=\"articledata\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18484 alignleft\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-300x231.webp\" alt=\"ProWein 2025: Signal for Innovation and Preparedness for Wine and Spirits Sector\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-300x231.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-1024x790.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-768x592.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Platform for global networking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around 4,200 exhibitors (last edition had over 5000) from 65 nations presented their wines and spirits in the 11 exhibition halls (9 of which were international) including the recent structural additions. All relevant counties and wine regions were represented, including the lone Indian participation by Grover Zampa Vineyards. Despite the tough and tense market situation, the quality of the event was very high.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18493\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18-225x300.webp\" alt=\"With Sumit Jaiswal of Grover Zampa, tasting the dessert wines being showcased at ProWein\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18-1024x1365.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-07-18.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Sumit Jaiswal of Grover Zampa, tasting the dessert wines being showcased at ProWein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over 42,000 key professionals&nbsp;from&nbsp;128 countries attended the B2B Show and met exhibitors as existing vendors or found new collaboration with producers. According to the organisers Messe Dusseldorf, half the buyers were from food retail, specialist and online retail and Ho-Re-Ca from Germany. But ProWein also attracted, as every year, international visitors from the central European sales markets Benelux, Great Britain and Scandinavia. Decision-makers and buyers attended from the USA, Japan, South Korea and China, 94% of whom rated the premier international trade fair as successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_3_965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Prowein 2025: Fair Match an innovative matchmaking tool Debut <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovations and trends <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18591\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1-300x225.webp\" alt=\"Riedel Tasting Bar- why use special glasses for different wines\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-03-04-1.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riedel Tasting Bar- why use special glasses for different wines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The world economic forum of the wine and spirits industry in D\u00fcsseldorf kicked off with <strong>Meininger\u2019s Wine Conference<\/strong> on 15 March. At the trade show a compact supporting Programme complemented the comprehensive ranges of international exhibitors. ProWein Business Forum, a new format, covered key topics such as sustainability, digitalization and the future of wine consumption. Industry experts discussed current challenges and opportunities providing visitors with valuable insights into the future shape of the industry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18595\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41-225x300.webp\" alt=\"With Silvia Fiorentini, Communications Director, Consorzio of Chianti Classico\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41-1024x1365.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-07-41.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Silvia Fiorentini, Communications Director, Consorzio of Chianti Classico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ProWein is also the innovation driver in the <strong>No\/Lo<\/strong> (no alcohol or low alcohol level- around 5-6% ABV segment). Three years ago, it successfully launched the special show ProWein Zero. This year, 40 international exhibitors and a large tasting zone organised by MundusVini where this writer has tasted several wines as a judge and noted improvements in No Alcohol wines over the last few years, especially in white and sparkling wines presented in Hall 1of this fast-growing segment with a huge potential in the Indian market. Several other producers from various countries also showcased these wines at their country pavilions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_6_963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Prowein 2025: Prowein Goes City of D\u00fcsseldorf on 14-18 March<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events Galore<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18562\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15-216x300.webp\" alt=\"With a Hungarian Tokaj producer Ma'd Moser Tokaj. Ma'd is the name of her village. Lenz Moser is her winemaker Partner who works with the Chinese big winery Changdue in Ningxia\" width=\"200\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15-216x300.webp 216w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15-739x1024.webp 739w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15-768x1065.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15-1108x1536.webp 1108w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15-1024x1420.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-53-15.webp 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With a Hungarian Tokaj producer Ma&#8217;d Moser Tokaj. Ma&#8217;d is the name of her village. Lenz Moser is her winemaker Partner who works with the Chinese big winery Changdue in Ningxia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As if planning an event a day in the leap year 2024, there were 366 events planned at this edition of ProWein- from tastings and masterclasses to lectures which were extremely well attended like a wine college, in the 11 halls. Several <strong>breathtaking and trendy ideas<\/strong> broke new ground at Prowein. Many visitors took advantage of the new innovative matchmaking tool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_3_965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Fair Match<\/span><\/a>&#8211; available all year round for business deals, to attend these events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovations in the spirits and NoLo categories <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The increased presence of Spirits with 500 exhibitors from 53 countries in two halls was noticeable in this edition of Prowein as a highlight. E<\/strong>stablished whisky, gin, rum and tequila brands rubbed shoulders with creative and unusual spirits smaller producers; in fact, this segment seemed to be a big hit with visitors. The wide range of spirits on offer, which was very international, created new momentum and provided valuable impetus for the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_4_960\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">ProWein 2025: New Business Forum to provide Guidance to Stakeholders<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovations, trends and networking<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18599\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11-225x300.webp\" alt=\"With Julia, daughter of Walch of Elema Walsh Winery owner\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11-1024x1365.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-10-11.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Julia, daughter of Walch of Elema Walsh Winery owner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The world economic forum of the wine and spirits industry in D\u00fcsseldorf already kicked off on the eve of ProWein with Meininger\u2019s Wine Conference. At the trade fair itself a compact supporting Programme complemented the comprehensive ranges of international exhibitors. One new format was the ProWein Business Forum that covered important topics such as sustainability, digitalization and the future of wine consumption. Experts discussed current challenges and opportunities over the three days of the fair, providing visitors with valuable insights into how to shape the future of the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New food &amp; wine pairing concept<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18600\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16-300x225.webp\" alt=\"Piccini wines- Wine from Etna\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-13-16.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piccini wines- Wine from Etna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This edition of ProWein put the Spotlight on Food &amp; Wine Pairing in the spotlight with 3 restaurants in the gastro-lounge focusing on the topic. Many star chefs and food experts created special menus compositions as part of the supporting programs with excellent food and wine pairings in various enjoyable formats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_6_959\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Prowein 2025: Wind as Terroir \u2013 Gone with the wind<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18558\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59-225x300.webp\" alt=\"Purcari group from Moldova\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59-1024x1365.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-14-57-59.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purcari group from Moldova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the first time, Wines of Portugal presented its wines in <strong>Hall 9<\/strong> (Europe and Portugal) with an innovative stand concept. The redesigned space offered visitors an immersive experience, making it easier to explore Portuguese wines and connect with producers. The <strong>Europ<\/strong>e pavilion saw a collaborative presence of mostly Eastern and Central European countries like Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Turkey, North Macedonia and Moldova etc. One could feel the passion and efforts of these countries to offer diverse wines with many indigenous grapes. One must appreciate the significant presence of Wines of Ukraine despite the continuing war with Russia. <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18501\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41-300x225.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Roquette, partner of Douro- based premier wine producer Quinta do Casto\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-18-41.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miguel Roquette, partner of Douro- based premier wine producer Quinta do Casto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Frederico Falc\u00e3o<\/strong>, President of <strong>Wines of Portugal<\/strong>, was positive when he said, &#8220;Our presence at ProWein was a great success, thanks to well thought-out pre-event decisions and professional communication. The new stand concept allowed us to better engage with visitors and showcase the diversity of Portuguese wines in an inspiring way. It was quite an experience to meet and taste wines from the many Douro producers including <strong>Miguel Roquette<\/strong> of <strong>Quinta do Crasto<\/strong> and the likes of <strong>Niepoort<\/strong> and <strong>Quinta do Vallado<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18605\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1-229x300.webp\" alt=\"With Maria of ICARDI in Piemonte- a quality product producer from Piedmont\u2070.\" width=\"200\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1-229x300.webp 229w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1-781x1024.webp 781w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1-768x1007.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1-1171x1536.webp 1171w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1-1024x1343.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-19-15-1.webp 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Maria of ICARDI in Piemonte- a quality product producer from Piedmont\u2070.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Italy <\/strong>saw a slightly reduced presence than earlier editions but several big distributors held the torch for many small producers and the vibrant mood was quite infectious. <strong>Germany<\/strong> seemed to be more exciting than ever before with VDP producers as always, taking the lead despite the cancellation this year of the traditional dinner with wine tasting for visiting journalists by many of the 200 constituents on one evening. <strong>Spain<\/strong> was as inviting as the earlier years and the exhibitors seemed pleased with the business enquiries generated. <strong>Greece<\/strong> and <strong>Austria <\/strong>seemed to be as busy as ever.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18497\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09-225x300.webp\" alt=\"Tasting wines with Jeanette Bruwer, owner of Springfield Estate in Robertson, South African\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09-1024x1365.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-12-10-09.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasting wines with Jeanette Bruwer, owner of Springfield Estate in Robertson, South African<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong> seemed to be a bit hesitant with the very popular <strong>Champagne Lounge<\/strong>, bordering on the edge of disappointment. Champagne has been having a seesaw battle in recent years and it seemed to reflect in the Lounge being rather insipid and less opulent than the previous editions and many owners giving it a miss. This could possibly be because of the recent editions of <strong>Wine Paris.<\/strong> Several producers exclaimed that due to the popular location of Paris and a well-oiled transport structure of the global city and better stay facilities, the show had become very attractive for participation. The timing of the Show in February being a month earlier seems to become more attractive to many exhibitors and buyers resulting in reducing their presence at Prowein. South Africa, Chile, Argentina and the US were also keen participants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_4_957\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Prowein 2025 makes it easier to book Hotels near Venue<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18606\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24-300x225.webp\" alt=\"With George Kanakis of Cavino-a Greek producer\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-25-24.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With George Kanakis of Cavino-a Greek producer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besides the wine tasting by the 4200 exhibitors, these 366 events gave interesting, relevant and topical insight into the current situation in the global markets. In fact, the writer and delWine has always opined that the amount of learning at events in this 27-hour 3-day Show from 9am-6 pm and one day of major conference like the Meininger\u2019s can prepare any wine professional for Level-3 certification Programme of WSET and help have him or her develop useful contacts for life as bonus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18612\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03-225x300.webp\" alt=\"Tasting Ornellaia wines at Schlumberger Stand\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03-1024x1365.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-18-58-03.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasting Ornellaia wines at Schlumberger Stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ProWein\/Prowine worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ProWein has been a leading global wine show- one of the top 3 international Shows in Europe competing with Wine Paris and Vinitaly, offering a meeting place for wine professionals at the annual Show every mid-March. With the satellite events in the following countries it takes visitors to several other important Shows by Messe- Dusseldorf:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18611\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49-300x225.webp\" alt=\"MundusVini Tasting Corner\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-15-31-49.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MundusVini Tasting Corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Tokyo<\/strong>: 15-17 April 2025<br>\n<strong>Singapore<\/strong>: 14-16 May 2025<br>\n<strong>S\u00e3o Paulo<\/strong>: 30 Sept &#8211; 02 Oct 2025<br>\n<strong>Mumbai<\/strong>: 31 Oct &#8211; 01 Nov 2025<br>\n<strong>Shanghai<\/strong>: 12-14 Nov 2025<br>\n<strong>Hong Kong<\/strong>: 21-24 April 2026<\/p>\n<p>For information on these overseas trade fairs visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowein-world.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">www.prowein-world.com<\/span><\/a>. Prowein returns to Dusseldorf on 15-17 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subhash Arora<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_2_966-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #990000;\"> Gallery<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted: Sunday, 23 March 2025 14:15 ProWein 2025: Signal for Innovation and Preparedness for Wine and Spirits Sector<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[895,896,736,278],"class_list":["post-18482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-headline","tag-innovation","tag-preparedness","tag-prowein-2025","tag-wine-and-spirits"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05.webp",1280,987,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-300x231.webp",300,231,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-768x592.webp",640,493,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-1024x790.webp",640,494,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05.webp",1280,987,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05.webp",1280,987,false],"slider-bg":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-1280x600.webp",1280,600,true],"card-grid":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-600x900.webp",600,900,true],"card-list":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-600x700.webp",600,700,true],"morenews-featured":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-1024x790.webp",1024,790,true],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-825x575.webp",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-image-2025-03-23-at-05-16-05-590x410.webp",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/category\/top-headline\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top Headline<\/a>","tag_info":"Top Headline","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18482"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18715,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18482\/revisions\/18715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}