Luigi Cataldi Madonna has passed away at the age of 69 in Ofena (AQ). A sudden illness took him from his loved ones, and the wine world has lost one of Abruzzo’s wine pioneers.
Luigi Cataldi Madonna passed away this morning, December 8. He was only 69 years old and a multifaceted and forward-thinking character. Baron and professor of philosophy, a cultured and intelligent man. A historical figure in the Abruzzi and Italian wine world.
His authority had made him known by the appellation of professor, so named also for his academic work at the University of L’Aquila., Luigi Cataldi Madonna was one of the great interpreters of the wines of Abruzzo. “To make you must first think, and without a thought you cannot make a wine. Thought, like art, multiplies nature.” these are his words, his declaration of love for wine and its territory.
A philosopher, a thinker and an eclectic. The wine world loses another of its greatest interpreters of the last decades. A man who helped bring quality Italian wine to the world with determination and stubbornness.
Another great man goes. Another friend. We are saddened. The hug of the entire editorial staff of DoctorWine goes to his daughter Giulia and his entire family. May the earth be light to you-
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