| Valeriu Cotea | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1926-05-11)May 11, 1926 Vidra, Vrancea County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | April 21, 2016(2016-04-21) (aged 89) Iași, Romania |
| Occupation | Oenologist |
| Children | Valeriu V. Cotea [de] |
Valeriu D. Cotea (May 11, 1926–April 21, 2016) was a Romanian oenologist. From 1976 to 2000, Cotea represented Romania at the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, based in Paris. He founded and led the Iași-based Oenology Research Centre of the Romanian Academy, based in Iași. He was elected a titular member of the academy in 1993. Cotea died in Iași in 2016 following cardiac arrest provoked by choking on a slice of orange. He was 89.
References
- Stefan, Borcea (21 April 2016). "A murit "patriarhul" vinului românesc, academicianul vrâncean Valeriu D. Cotea". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- "ZI DE DOLIU: S-a stins din viaţă academicianul Valeriu Cotea. A stat cinci zile internat". ziaruldeiasi.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
- "Regele vinurilor, la masa cu Regele Spaniei". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). 13 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.