An Overview of ProWein 2024

Much has changed in recent years: a new matchmaking app for smartphones has been introduced, limited free Wi-Fi is now available, and the admission tickets for Messe Düsseldorf no longer include public transportation. Here's a brief overview.

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The most important information in one place.
The most important information in one place.

ProWein 2024

International Specialist Trade Fair for Wines and Spirits
Dates: 10 to 12 March 2024

Organizer

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Stockumer Kirchstraße 61 Messeplatz; D-40474 Düsseldorf
PO Box 10 10 06

Phone: +49 (0)211 45 60 01
Info-Phone: +49 (0)211 45 60-900
Fax: +49 (0)211 45 60-668

Entry fee

Admission for professional visitors only!
Only online tickets are available for the trade fair in 2024. They are available from the online shop at www.prowein.de. Tickets will also be available at the door; however, they cost €10 more than the online tickets.

Day ticket:

  • Online: €50
  • At the Door: €60
  • 3-day Pass: Online: €80 /at the door: €90 

Discounted day ticket:*

  • Online: €20
  • Discounted 3-day Pass*: Online: €38

*Specialist Trainees/Students from the age of 16, subject to successful legitimization
Admission is free for people accompanying disabled visitors (with B or H in their ID card)

Events

Never before has the Meininger publishing house been as prominently represented at ProWein as in 2024. Meininger Verlag offers an extensive seminar program at its booth and highlights its multifaceted expertise in wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages across three tasting zones. And on the day before the fair, the company kicks off the major industry gathering in Düsseldorf with Meininger’s Wine Conference and the Meininger Award.

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Bus and train ticket

Visitors need a bus or train ticket if they wish to travel to and from the trade fair with public transport. Unlike in the past, Messe Düsseldorf admission tickets no longer include free travel to and from the event with public transport.

It is possible to travel by bus and train via the eezy app, according to the check-in/check-out principle. You can download the free eezy app for online tickets at eezy.nrw. For further information on travelling to the event, please visit www.messe-duesseldorf.de/anreise,
 

Wi-Fi

All visitors’ eTickets include one day of free Wi-Fi access with 2 Mbit bandwidth and 1 GB of data volume.

Premium Wi-Fi tickets (10 Mbit bandwidth, data volume flat rate):

  • Voucher 60 min: €6
    60 minutes: use can be spread over the entire duration of the fair, logout is required.
  • Voucher 1 day: €35
    1 day: after activation, the Wi-Fi code is valid until midnight of the same day (not 24 hours)
  • Voucher 3 days: €79

 

Catalogue

There is a ProWein Guide, which is a smaller version of the catalogue. This Visitors’ Guide is available free of charge at all entrances.
 

ProWein's Internet presence

The organizers of the trade fair provide comprehensive information about ProWein and the surrounding area on their website, at www.prowein.de. This includes an overview of all the exhibitors and their products, with plenty of search and filter options.

Specialist visitors can also complete the required online registration on the ProWein homepage. The tickets can only be purchased once you have registered. Registrations from previous years are no longer valid.

With the online function, "MyOrganizer", under "Exhibitors & Products", you can call up the exhibitor database, which is updated daily, and create an individual plan for your visit. The location of the exhibitors of your choice is displayed in the interactive site plan.

In addition to the ProWein app, there is also the new matchmaking tool for smartphones.
In addition to the ProWein app, there is also the new matchmaking tool for smartphones.

Digital ProWein

Matchmaking

This tool is for making targeted contacts during the run-up to the trade fair and on site.

The tool creates contact suggestions, based on individual interests and product focuses, and enables appointments and meetings to be planned. Access is via the web portal at www.prowein.de/Matchmaking or via the ProWein Matchmaking app for iOS and Android OS.

ProWein mobile

The website prowein.de is responsive and can also be used on smartphones and tablets. In addition to the "Messe Düsseldorf App", the trade fair also offers a special "ProWein App". It is available free of charge in German and English, and it can be obtained via the Apple AppStore or Google Play. It offers an offline search, an interactive hall plan, event search, trade fair and exhibitor news, etc.

ProWein social media

Other internet addresses

Information about the Messe and the city of Düsseldorf:
Hotels, restaurants and excursion tips, interactive city plan, tourist information.

How to get to ProWein

Public transport

The Rheinbahn in Düsseldorf is part of the Rhine-Ruhr public transport network (VRR).

The Main Train Station and Heinrich Heine Allee/Wilhelm Marx Haus are important transfer points in Düsseldorf.

The tram lines U78 Merkur Spiel Arena/Messe North and U79 Messe East (Exit: Messe East/Stockumer Kirchstr.) and Bus 722 (Exit: Messe East or Messe South/CCD) take you directly to the fair. During the Trade Fair, the Rheinbahn also offers the airport Shuttlebus 896.

Please Note: Admission tickets to the Messe Düsseldorf are no longer valid for public transport. Via the free app, www.mehr-rheinbahn.de/eezy, bus and train tickets can be downloaded on your mobile phone, on a check in/check out principle.

For smartphones with Android and iOS, the Rheinbahn offers an app (“Rheinbahn-Fahrplanauskunft”), the VRR offers the “VRR App Fahrplanauskunft” for Android and iOS.

The apps offer a bus stop and train station search, timetables and a departure monitor. For information: www.vrr.de.

By plane

Düsseldorf International Airport is just three kilometers from the events grounds. There is a Messe Düsseldorf Info Counter in the waiting area.

Trip to the Fair

  • Bus Line 896: approx. 10 Min
  • The buses leave every 15 minutes, from 7.30 am until 19.12 pm

By train

Main Train Station (Konrad Adenauer Platz), centrally situated in the City Centre: During the trade fair, buses and the underground traverse between the Main Train Station and the Messe grounds, at frequent intervals.

Trip to the fair

  • Underground: Lines U78 and U79
  • Time: approx. 20 min. When the trade fair closes, waiting times of up to 30 minutes must be reckoned with
  • Bus: Line 722, approx. 25 min

By taxi

  • Airport – Messe: approx. 10 min / €20
  • Main Train Station – Messe: approx. 12 min / €21
  • It might take longer if there is a lot of traffic. When the trade fair closes, long waiting times can be expected at the taxi stands.
Arriving by car
Arriving by car

With a caravan/camper 

The Messe Düsseldorf offers 800 caravan sites with a power supply, between the exhibition grounds and the motorway. The price per day is €35 (incl. electricity); payment is made by debit or credit card, at an automated payment point. This must be done between 8 am and 4 pm.

The caravan centre is a short five-minute walk from the Messe grounds. There is also a shuttle available all day.

Contact, only during trade fairs: Phone: +49 (0)211 4560-01
 

Low emission zone

A low emission zone, which covers a large part of the city, has been introduced in Düsseldorf and only vehicles with a green environmental badge are permitted to enter. The Messe Düsseldorf itself and the signposted access routes are outside the environmental zone.

Details: www.duesseldorf.de/kfz/feinstaub

Events Wine

From morning until late afternoon, the ProWein days are dedicated to discovery, negotiation, and networking. Afterward, it's time to relax by participating in one of the many Wine & Dine opportunities, joining a champagne tasting, or perhaps visiting a fine restaurant with an extensive wine list. Here are some exciting suggestions from Wolfgang Fassbender.

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