Reginaldo Teodoro de Souza holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the State University of Maringá (1986), a master's degree in Agronomy from the State University of Maringá, Paraná State (1997) and a PhD in Agronomy (Agriculture) from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Paulo State (2002). Since 2004, he has been a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation. He is based at Embrapa Grape and Wine, Tropical Viticulture Experimental Station. Jales SP. He is developing work in the area of plant science focused on table grapes and processing.