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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 worlds 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 Clicquot is someone we should all know about.... Long a shadowy, legend-obscured figure, in Tilar Mazzeos agile hands the widow sheds her weeds and takes form before our eyes as a distinctly modern entrepreneur....The result is narrative history that fizzes with life and feeling. (Benjamin Wallace, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Billionaire's Vinegar)Told in a light and graceful style that is just right for its subject. [I]ts a fascinating trip, made even more so by Ms. Mazzeos charming cameo appearances as a kind of tour guide. This example of Barbe-Nicoles voice is exceptionalan intoxicating business biography. (Julia Flynn Siler, The Wall Street Journal)The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeos sweeping oenobiography of Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, is the story of a woman who was a smashing success long before anyone conceptualized the glass ceiling. (New York Times Book Review)Mazzeos resulting book is an enticing stew of biography and history. (USA Today)If you like champagne, The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo is definitely worth a drink. (Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers)Tilar J. Mazzeos informed and enlightening biography of Madame Clicquot, the widow and, more important, the businesswoman, retrieves her vintage story as if looking for a rare bottle in one of the Champagne regions deepest caves. (Newsday)This book is full of fascinating morsels of information. (Canberra Times)The Widow Clicquot is a miraculous feat of organization, one worthy of a doctoral thesis. [I]n its moments of action, this is actually a gripping story. And while the book appears to be a feminist history/business biography, its also the appealing story of the authors odyssey. (Austin Chronicle)Mazzeos tale moves swiftly through Barbe-Nicoles many accomplishments, including her method for storing bottles nose-downan innovation that allowed the second fermentation detritus to be cleared efficiently, setting her far ahead of her competitors. (Los Angeles Times) Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to lifefor the first timethe 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 t