Name: The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It (P.S.)
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Author: Tilar J. Mazzeo
ISBN: 9780061288586

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The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It (P.S.)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Tilar J. Mazzeo

Publisher

Harper Business

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.7 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN

0061288586

ISBN13

9780061288586

Synopsis "The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It (P.S.) "

"Narrative history that fizzes with life and feeling." -- Benjamin Wallace, New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire's VinegarThe New York Times bestselling biography of the visionary young woman who built a champagne empire, became a legend, and showed the world how to live with styleVeuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life--for the first time--the 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.

Tilar J. Mazzeo

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Tilar J. Mazzeo is a renowned author and scholar known for her non-fiction works that explore cultural histories and biographies. She earned her PhD in English from the University of Washington and has been a professor at institutions like Colby College in Maine. Besides her academic career, Mazzeo has worked as a wine writer and oenologist, contributing to various publications and teaching courses related to the wine industry.

Among her most notable works are "Irena's Children" (2016), a biography that received the Western Canada Jewish Book Award in 2018; "The Widow Clicquot" (2008), which won the Gourmand Award for Best Work of Wine Literature in the United States in 2009; and "The Hotel on Place Vendôme" (2014), which was a New York Times bestseller.

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