Overview
- In Düsseldorf most vendors now charge about €5 per cup after a €0.50 rise, Cologne remains at €5, Dortmund holds near €3.50, and one Essen operator keeps €4.
- The Bundesverband Deutscher Weinkellereien expects regional price increases of roughly 2–10%, with large markets typically settling around €5 this season.
- The German Wine Institute reports several cities keeping last year’s levels, including Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Augsburg, Braunschweig, Hannover and Dortmund.
- A national survey puts the 2025 average at €4.54 before deposits, with South Germany pricier than the East and top-end prices reaching €7.50 at Berlin’s Gedächtniskirche.
- Mandatory cup deposits can lift out-of-pocket costs to about €8–9 per drink in places like Leipzig, and a Dresden winemaker’s €5 price for self-made Glühwein has prompted fresh discussion over fairness and authenticity.