Valeriu Cotea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valeriu Cotea

Romanian oenologist

Date of Birth: 11-May-1926

Place of Birth: Vidra, Vrancea County, Romania

Date of Death: 21-Apr-2016

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 Ia?i-based Oenology Research Centre of the Romanian Academy, based in Ia?i.
He was elected a titular member of the Academy in 1993.
Cotea died in Ia?i in 2016 following cardiac arrest provoked by choking on a slice of orange.
He was 89.