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The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

A life shaped by champagne and enterprise

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    New York Times bestseller

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A life shaped by champagne and enterprise

Tilar J. Mazzeo’s biography centers on Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin and the champagne business she built after becoming a widow. The book pairs her personal story with an account of champagne-making, placing the work behind the wine alongside the growth of an empire. Its subject brings together women’s biography, business history, and the production of a distinctive wine in a tumultuous period.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in biographies of women entrepreneurs.
  • Those curious about champagne-making and the history of a wine business.
  • Readers seeking a biography that connects an individual life with commercial history.

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Women in businessEntrepreneurshipChampagne-makingBiography and commercial history

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Book overview

The Widow Clicquot is the New York Times bestselling business biography of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, became a legend in her tumultuous times, and showed the world how to live with style. Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life the woman behind the label, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, in this utterly intoxicating book that is as much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered and fascinating woman.
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