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

Traces the life of a visionary young widow who built the Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin champagne empire, describing how events during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars inspired her achievements at the helm of a fledgling wine business and eventually rendered her one of the richest women of her time. 50,000 first printing.