One of the most emblematic wine processors and one of the engines that launched the Designation of Ribera del Duero apellation, Protos, today received the visit of Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Zhu Bangzao, who in his tour of the production facilities was accompanied by the president and vicepresident of the winery, Miguel Angel Carrascal and Antonio Sanz, respectively, and the vicepresident of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Valladolid, Javier Barbero, and the responsible for Foreign, César Fraile.
After participating in the morning in a meeting in Valladolid, the representative of the Chinese Government landed on Protos launching and tasting its wines. Mr Zhu Bangzao had the opportunity to meet all its dependencies, from the avant-garde building by Richard Rogers and Alonso Balaguer y Arquitectos Asociados to the underground tunnels under the castle of Peñafiel..
Knowing the virtues of the wines from Ribera de Duero, the diplomat said that he would be "honoured to acting as an ambassador of these wines in China."
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Protos Selección rated 90 points by Robert Parker
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