Julia Klöckner opens ProWein’s 25th anniversary event
Trade fair ProWein has kicked off its Düsseldorf show with an opening speech from German federal minister for agriculture Julia Klöckner.
ProWein returns to Düsseldorf for its 25th anniversaryKey influencers and stakeholders in the international drinks trade will descend on Düsseldorf, Germany, for the 25th anniversary ProWein event from 17-19 March.
Yesterday (17 March) Klöckner welcomed the global wine and spirits industry with a speech on the importance of the industry and the trade fair.
She said: “ProWein is a special, well established showcase for the industry. My congratulations for 25 successful years go out to the organisers.
“The Düsseldorf exhibition grounds are a global hub for the wine business. What originally started with 321 exhibitors has now expanded this year to almost 7,000 – a remarkable success story.”
Other speakers for the opening event included Anne-Marie Descôtes, France’s ambassador to Germany, and Thomas Geisel, Düsseldorf’s lord mayor and chairman of the supervisory board at Messe Düsseldorf.
English musician Sting, who visited the 2017 show as a wine exhibitor, also starred in a video greeting.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony also took place before 9am to open the show.
For more information on the show and which key spirits exhibitors are not to be missed, click here.
