Lucio Tasca Explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lucio Tasca . Olympedia . 28 July 2022 . 27 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201224/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12829 . live .
2. Web site: Lucio Tasca d'Almerita dies. 27 July 2022. Aldo Fiordelli. Decanter. 3 August 2022. 2 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802062647/https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/lucio-tasca-dalmerita-dies-484664/. live.
3. News: Virga . Federica . 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 . 3 August 2022 . Palermo Today . 25 July 2022 . Italian . 25 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725134030/https://www.palermotoday.it/cronaca/morto-conte-lucio-tasca-almerita.html . live .
4. Web site: Obituary: Lucio Tasca d'Almerita. 27 July 2022. Filippo Bartolotta. The Drinks Business. 3 August 2022. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807163805/https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/07/obituary-lucio-tasca-dalmerita/. live.