Lucio Tasca d'Almerita (9 January 1940 – 25 July 2022) was an Italian winemaker and equestrian. He was known by many in his native Sicily as "Conte Lucio".
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.
Winemaking
In 1961, Tasca founded Regaleali, the company that later became Conte Tasca d'Almerita. 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.
Equestrian
Tasca competed in the team and individual eventing events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.