Biography
Frédéric Guyot du Repaire is Head of Wine, Europe at Sotheby’s and a Senior Specialist in Fine & Rare Wine, with 27 years of experience across two of the world’s leading international auction houses.
Based between London, Paris and Bordeaux, Frédéric leads Sotheby’s Wine teams across Europe, with specialists in London, Paris and Switzerland. He oversees more than 20 auctions each year across the United Kingdom, France and Switzerland, and has played a key role in the development of Sotheby’s Wine in Europe, including the launch of Sotheby’s Wine in France in 2021 with the first Hospice de Beaune Charity sale managed by Sotheby’s and Geneva in 2024.
Throughout his career, Frédéric has been entrusted with landmark collections of exceptional provenance and historical significance, including collections connected to the late HRH Edward VIII, Villa La Pausa, Coco Chanel, Jean Patou, Madame Lacoste-Loubat of Petrus, Cartier in Europe and other important private collections. His expertise spans the sourcing, authentication, valuation, positioning, and sale of major collections, including some of the most important private wine collections ever to come to market and a number of record-breaking sales.
Frédéric has also organised and led numerous charitable wine auctions and fundraising initiatives in support of important causes from the series of sales: “Wine and Dine Experiences I Benefiting the Wine Culture Heritage” to support the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, to “Château Mouton Rothschild Versailles Celebration Cases”, an unprecedented partnership between Château Mouton Rothschild and the Palace of Versailles, to fund restoration projects at the Palace of Versailles and efforts to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
He is among a very small number of international wine specialists to have worked closely with many of the world’s most renowned wine estates to present and stage exceptional Ex Cellar Single Owner Sales, including all the Bordeaux First Growths from the 1855 Classification, including the record Lafite Ex-Cellars in 2010 and Chateau Mouton Rothschild Direct from the property in 2015
In his role, Frédéric works closely with Sotheby’s Luxury and Fine Art divisions, bringing together wine expertise with the wider world of collecting. A native of Bordeaux, he holds a master’s degree in international business and negotiation from the Université de Bordeaux and the WSET Diploma. His background in art collecting and his interest in art history, architecture and decorative arts support his close collaboration with clients, collectors, and colleagues across Sotheby’s.
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