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The Widow Clicquot

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Description for The Widow Clicquot Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGB; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour 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? Newly widowed, she assumed the reins of the fledgling wine business she and her husband started, steering it through huge political and financial reversals to succeed as a single woman in a man's world. Visitors flocked to see this cultural icon and taste the vintages she imbued with magic.

Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061288586
SKU
V9780061288586
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About Tilar J Mazzeo
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 ... Read more

Reviews for The Widow Clicquot
"Joan of Arc and Madame Clicquot were the two women heroes I knew when growing up in France. What a gift to have this new, well-researched biography of one of the world's first 'legitimate' businesswoman, our contemporary as a global business leader."
Mireille Guiliano, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, French Women Don't Get Fat "The Widow ... Read more

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