California Grapes International, Inc. Finalizes Its Trade Mission to the United Arab Emirates

California Grapes International, Inc. (OTCPINK: CAGR) a leading provider of full service export, marketing, promotions, distribution and sales for the CA Wine Industry internationally, has a completed itinerary for the UEA.

The US Commerce Department in Conjunction with the US Embassy (Abu Dhabi) has officially invited, as of January 2012, California Grapes International, Inc. to participate in a series of trade tastings and co-sponsored events specifically designed to develop and establish international export channels into the UAE for California Wines.

The events will take place over a 6 day period of time and will consist of the following highlights;

1) The 15th of May “CGI” will arrive and begin preparations for the first series of tastings in Abu Dhabi

2) The 16th will be a trade specific tasting held at the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi

3) The 17th will be an Expat focused tasting for local Expat residents of Abu Dhabi

4) The 18th will be the “Spotlight” Ambassador Dinner with 150 guests in attendance that will be a co-sponsored event with US Beef supplier

5) The 19th will be travel to Dubai and preparations for the next series of event

6) The 20th will be a trade tasting held at the US Consulate in Dubai

7) The 21st will be an Expat focused tasting for the residents of Dubai

8) The 22nd “CGI” Returns to the US!

*The Expat tasting events are being sponsored by the local chapters of the American Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce.

As a trade development mission, the US Commerce Department, in cooperation with the US Embassy, have been extremely helpful in coordinating this series of events and being able to secure all of the necessary contacts for logistics support, import services and local media awareness and marketing of the effort in the UAE.

This event for “CGI” is an opportunity to meet directly with the wine buyers of many of the most premier hotel and restaurant venues in the UAE. The opportunity to bring 25 different California Wineries directly to the consumers and venues in this market will give our suppliers a much desired exposure and direct market response for the future sales of their wines in this part of the world. As the UAE represents the largest destination port for US goods in the Middle East, this is an opportunity to break into a very underdeveloped market for “CGI”.

“We are very excited to see this event finally come together and it was definitely worth the additional preparation time. With access to hundreds of direct buyers including National and Regional distributors, Hotel and Restaurant venues, US and Local Businesses and the general consuming community, we see this as a great opportunity for establishing immediate sales in the region!” – Jeffrey Crittenden – CEO California Grapes International, Inc.

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