Valeriu Cotea

Valeriu Cotea
Born	May 11, 1926 Vidra, Vrancea County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	April 21, 2016 (aged 89) Iași, Romania
Occupation	Oenologist
Children	Valeriu V. Cotea

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. "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. Retrieved 23 April 2016.