Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to lifefor the first timethe fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who, after her husband's death, defied convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she became one of the world's first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time. As much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered woman, The Widow Clicquot is the captivating true story of a legend and a visionary.
- | Author: Tilar J. Mazzeo
- | Publisher: Harper Business
- | Publication Date: October 06, 2009
- | Number of Pages: 264 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0061288586
- | ISBN-13: 9780061288586
