Lucio Tasca d'Almerita (9 January 1940 – 25 July 2022) was an Italian winemaker and equestrian.[1] He was known by many in his native Sicily as "Conte Lucio".[2]
Early life
Tasca was born in Palermo, Sicily into a winemaking family. He attended high school in Lausanne, Switzerland, before attending the University of Palermo, where he graduated in Economics and Commerce.[3]
Winemaking
In 1961, Tasca founded Regaleali, the company that later became Conte Tasca d'Almerita.[4] In 2002, he founded Assovini Sicilia, an association of Sicilian winemakers. He was a founding member of the Istituto Grandi Marchi, and was president of Associazione Grandi Cru d’Italia from 2016 to 2018. He died in Palermo, aged 82.[2]
Equestrian
Tasca competed in the team and individual eventing events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Lucio Tasca". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Aldo Fiordelli (27 July 2022). "Lucio Tasca d'Almerita dies". Decanter. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Virga, Federica (25 July 2022). "Addio al re del vino siciliano nel mondo, è morto il conte Lucio Tasca D'Almerita" [Farewell to the king of Sicilian wine in the world, Count Lucio Tasca D'Almerita has died]. Palermo Today (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Filippo Bartolotta (27 July 2022). "Obituary: Lucio Tasca d'Almerita". The Drinks Business. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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