About me
Growing up in the Rhône Valley, my connection to wine began with the family vineyard planted by my Piedmontese great-grandparents. This French-Italian heritage sparked my passion for wine and cheese — a passion I knew would shape my career.
In 2010, I formalized my expertise by studying wine business and marketing in Bordeaux. I went on to pass my WSET 3 while working for a prestigious wine merchant in London. Drawn to sourcing and supplier relationships, I took on various buying roles in leading UK wine and cheese companies.
Eager to deepen my technical skills and embrace new cultures, I moved to Argentina, where I worked in a bodega and added fluent Spanish to my language skills. Following this experience, I moved back to Provence and spent 5 years educating American students to wine business, food and wine pairing, and professional tasting.
These experiences crystallized a core belief: curation creates differentiation. A thoughtfully curated range is the foundation of customer satisfaction.
Today, based in Galicia Spain, I channel this philosophy into my freelance services—offering the combined expertise of buyer and category manager to help clients build distinctive, high-quality portfolios.
Recommandations
Marie has been working with us for over two years, and I am pleased to attest to her knowledge and expertise in the dairy industry.
Marie has demonstrated excellent communication and commercial skills. She has successfully advised us on the best partners for our business and has organized several meetings and trips with prospective clients.
I have been able to appreciate the breadth of Marie’s network within the dairy industry in both France and Europe. Her energy and tenacity have greatly supported our development with French companies.
Marie is a reliable consultant, detail-oriented, and capable of building long-term business relationships.
Additionally, she is highly skilled in translating commercial and legal documents between English and French, such as contracts, terms and conditions, and marketing materials.
“Marie has demonstrated her core principles of quality and supplier partnership from the beginning of her wine career. Passionate for ‘real’ wine with a rare authenticity to work with the right suppliers for the right reasons. Coupled to this, Marie’s understanding of both the famous and ‘off the beaten track’ wine regions of the planet is an impressive and very credible perspective.”
Andrew Shaw, Head of Trading – Beers, Wines & Spirits at Marks and Spencer, London
“I have had the pleasure of working with Marie across a broad, complex business structure, during a period of rapid transformation – yet she always had the unwavering ability to remain focused on the core priorities of her role – namely supporting her suppliers whilst also putting the customer and consumer at the heart of everything she does. Enthusiasm is the biggest selling tool, and Marie demonstrates this in abundance, always keen to progress her learning and impart this on all of those around her. I cannot recommend her highly enough, and indeed I myself would happily work alongside her again, if ever she afforded me the opportunity.”
Duncan MacDonald, Vinesmith, Australia
“From various experiences in France and abroad, Marie has acquired great knowledge about cheese, its appreciation across the world and the many aspects of its supply chain. I would always value her market analysis.”
Jérôme Reignier, Sales and Marketing Manager, Sodiaal, France
