Caroline Decoster at Chateau Fleur Cardinale

After graduating from an engineering school in 2006, Caroline worked for two years as a consultant in Quality and Reliability Engineering, for companies like EADS and Thales. In 2008, she resigned from her engineering role, to start her studies in Wine & Spirits management, at KEDGE Business School in Bordeaux and never looked back. During her studies, Caroline also worked for wine brokers (courtiers) to learn and understand the unique distribution system of Grands Crus of Bordeaux.

In 2012, she joined her in-laws at Château Fleur Cardinale, and graduated the following year, with a qualification in Wine Tasting at the Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences of Bordeaux. Caroline will speak to us about how she made the transition from engineering to running a Bordeaux Chateau.

We will also explore the Bordeaux wine region and the differences between the different terroirs there.