Valeriu Cotea

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.[1][2] He was 89.

References

1. Stefan, Borcea (21 April 2016). "A murit "patriarhul" vinului românesc, academicianul vrâncean Valeriu D. Cotea". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
2. "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.