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WinesofTejo,Portugal,atProWein2016Almeirim,Portugal;March3,2016–WinesofTejoisdelightedtoannounceitsparticipationatProWein2016,bringingtwelvetopproducerstooneoftheleadingtradefairsfortheinternationalwineindustry,heldannually inDüsseldorf,Germany.“WeareveryexcitedtobepartofProWein,asitprovidesagreatplatformforbringingvisibilitytoourwinesfromthishistoricwine regiondefinedby theTejoRiver,” says Luís deCastro, President,Winesof Tejo. “Portuguesewines areincreasingly indemandaroundtheworld,andProWeinprovidesourwineries thebestopportunity tomeetwithnewinternationaldistributionpartners.”Thisyear,WinesofTejowillofferdailytastingshighlightingtwelveproducersinHall10/StandD22.ThetastingswillbeconductedbySebastianBordthäuser,highlyregardedGermansommelierandWinesofTejoAmbassadorforGermany.Sunday,13thofMarch,12:30-1:15PMMonday,14thofMarch,12:30-1:15PMTuesday,15thofMarch,10:30-11:15AMParticipatingTejoProducers(Hall10/StandD22)

1. AdegadeAlmeirim 2. AdegadoCartaxo3. CasaAgrícolaRebeloLopes4. CasaCadaval5. CasaldoConde6. Fiuza&Bright

7. HerdadedosTemplários8. QuintadaLagoalvadeCima9. QuintadaLapa10. CasaldaCoelheira11. QuintadoCavalinho12. QuintaValedoArmo

AboutTheComissãoVitivinícolaRegionaldoTejo(CVRTejo)&TheRegionKnown in the U.S. as Wines of Tejo, this body oversees the viticultural and vinification practices of more than 80producersfromtheregion,whichhasbeenproducingwinesfromnativevarietalssincetheMiddleAges.Theregionislocateda2-hourdrive (formerlyaday’scarriage ride) inland fromLisbonalong thebanksof theTejoRiver (Tagus, inEnglish).TheTejoRiver,which isthe longestriverontheIberianPeninsulaandthe largest inPortugal,stretchesfromeastofMadridtotheAtlanticOceanatLisbon;itsbreadthandstrengthelementallyimpactthesoilandclimateoftheregion,definingtheregion’sterroir.MediaContactsChristineDeussen/SuzannedaSilvaDeussenGlobalCommunications37West37thStreet,6thFloorNewYork,NY10018Tel:(212)682-2293,[email protected]

TradeContactsJuliePeterson/AllisonSluteTejoRegionalWineCommission-U.S.Office1025ThomasJeffersonSt.NW,Suite420EastWashington,DC20007Tel:[email protected]