Florence Cathiard -From ski to wine

Florence Cathiard gratuated from the Institut d’Administration des entreprises and fron the Institut d’études politiques (IEP) of Grenoble. and was a member of the French Alpine Reserve team. She then started a career in business and became the Vice-President of Mc Cann Erickson Europe & Director Mac Cann France.

She then completely changed her career to be the co-owner with her husband Daniel of Château Smith Haut Lafitte (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) since 1991, of Château Cantelys, Château Le Thil, Château Beauregard (Pomerol) and Château Bastor-Lamontagne (Sauternes). She has also created something truly unique with Les Sources de Caudalie (Palace Hotel, restaurants, SPA)  and Les Etangs de Corot (hotel, restaurant, spa) 

In addition to all this, Catherine is a member of l’Union des Grands Crus and Vice-Chancelière of the Académie du Vin de Bordeaux, , Counselor of Foreign Trade of France since 2010, Président of the Conseil Supérieur de l’Oenoturisme (“Wine Tourism Council”) since 2014.

Catherine has also  published two books books around wine (« Art de vigne » and « Autour d’une bouteille avec Florence et Daniel Cathiard » ).
She is also a Chevalier de l’ordre national du Mérite des Arts et Lettres et du Mérite agricole and nominated in 2014 as Chevalier dans l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur and has been recognised as a Leading Woman Entrepreneur of the World (2000).