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