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The widow Clicquot : the story of a champagne empire and the woman who ruled it /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mazzeo, Tilar J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Collins, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Clicquot-Ponsardin, Barbe-Nicole, > 1777-1866.
Vintners > Champagne > France > Biography.
Champagne (Wine) > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Child of the revolution, child of the champagne
  • Wedding vows and family secrets
  • Champagne dreams
  • Anonymity in their blood
  • Crafting the cuvĂ©e
  • The champagne widow
  • Partner and apprentice
  • Alone at the brink of ruin
  • War and the widow's triumph
  • A comet over Russia : the vintage of 1811
  • The industrialist's daughter
  • The wine aristocrats
  • Flirting with disaster
  • The champagne empire
  • La grande dame
  • The queen of Reims.