This weekend, the organizers of ProWein, the annual wine trade fair in Düsseldorf, announced the conference would be postponed in light of health concerns surrounding the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. While hardly the first trade show to be cancelled or postponed due to the virus—the news came a few weeks after the 102nd China Food & Drinks Fair in Chengdu was delayed for the same reason, as was ITB Berlin, Geneva International Motor Show and many others—it is the first major international beverage event to reschedule programming. (more…)