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The Widow Clicquot
The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
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Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamor and style, with tribute paid everywhere from Lord Byron to Casablanca. But who was this young widow - the 'Veuve' - Clicquot, whose champagne sparkled at the courts of France, Britain, and Russia, and how did she rise to celebrity and fortune? This book talks about widow Clicquot.
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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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The Widow Clicquot is lauded as a well-researched and engaging biography that brings to life the pioneering businesswoman Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin. Critics praise Tilar J. Mazzeo's ability to portray her as a trailblazing entrepreneur with a narrative style that is both lively and informative. The book is noted for shedding light on the significant impact and innovations Madame Clicquot achieved long before modern concepts of women in business emerged. It combines biography and history, offering a fascinating insight into both her life and the world of champagne.
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ISBN: 9780061288586
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 October 2009
Country: United States
Imprint: Harper Business
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Tilar J. Mazzeo is the author of numerous works of cultural history and biography, including the New York Times bestselling The Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5, and nearly two dozen other books, articles, essays, and reviews on wine, travel, and the history of luxury. The Clara C. Piper Associate Professor of English at Colby College, she divides her time between coastal Maine, New York City, and Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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