The Widow Clicquot. The First Lady of Champagne

The Widow Clicquot. The First Lady of Champagne

An impressive saga about the first of the "Widows of Champagne" in France, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot. Possessing a rare gift known as "Le Nez" (The Nose), Barbe-Nicole is capable of creating incredible blends, as well as smelling the "stink of lies... or the fragrance of a pure heart. Or the heart-wrenching scent of unfulfilled hope." In addition to this gift, she possesses courage and self-belief; overcoming unimaginable hardships during the years of the Napoleonic Code, which left widows without property rights – and in Barbe-Nicole's case, without her vineyard, without her champagne. The plot, skillfully interwoven with historical letters from Napoleon, transports the reader to the height of turbulent French life in the early 19th century, when Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin created her empire – the great champagne empire.

Author: Ребекка Розенберг

Printhouse: Inostranka

Series: Documentary fiction

Age restrictions: 18+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785389268241

Number of pages: 384

Size: 210x140x24 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 734 g

ID: 1689527

An impressive saga about the first of the "Widows of Champagne" in France, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot. Possessing a rare gift known as "Le Nez" (The Nose), Barbe-Nicole is capable of creating incredible blends, as well as smelling the "stink of lies or the fragrance of a pure heart. Or the heart-wrenching scent of unfulfilled hope." In addition to this gift, she possesses courage and self-belief; overcoming unimaginable hardships during the years of the Napoleonic Code, which left widows without property rights – and in Barbe-Nicole's case, without her vineyard, without her champagne. The plot, skillfully interwoven with historical letters from Napoleon, transports the reader to the height of turbulent French life in the early 19th century, when Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin created her empire – the great champagne empire.

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