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Caroline Frey (ville, jour – ville, jour) is a French œnologist and Head Winemaker

= Biographie = Caroline Frey grew up in the Montagne de Reims region in the middle of the vines. Her family owned vines there, and has some shares in the Billecart Salmon Champagne family owned.

Her father Jean-Jacques was a commercial real estate tycoon and he put her on charge of a 400 million € (estimate) group's wine section. The group was directed by her sister Céline, from the Luxembourg.

In 2023, She is owner and head winemaker of 3 domains: Château La Lagune in Bordeaux Haut Médoc, Château Corton-André in Burgundy and Paul Jaboulet Aîné in Rhône Valley.

She lives now in Switzerland, in the Valais region1.

= Education = Graduated Top of the year at the Bordeaux Université d'œnologie where she studied under Denis Dubourdieu teaching. He was her mentor and her consultant at Château La Lagune

Université des sciences exactes et naturelles de Reims: Master, Organic chemistry

2001- 2003 Faculté d'œnologie de Bordeaux: DNO- Diplôme national d'œnologue (œnologie)

= Impact of Caroline Frey on the world of wine = "« L’objectif ultime, c’est que nos vignobles, nos sols et nos vins soient VIVANTS !» Caroline Frey"(CC BY-SA 3.0) "'Our main target is to make our vineyards, soils and wines ALIVE !' Caroline Frey"


 * From 2000, Acquisition of Château La Lagune
 * From 2006, Managing director of Paul Jaboulet Aîné, 80 ha bought by her father, now (2023) 110 ha. Thus, the "La Chapelle" Cru of Hermitage AOP.
 * From 2014, owner and managing director of Château Corton-André Alox-Corton AOP2

From 2004, at Château La Lagune, Caroline Frey has put in place organic and biodynamic viticultural process. The organic certification is official since the 2015 vintage for this domain.

Regenerative Agriculture- Biodynamie

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