Description |
xxi, 265 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-254) and index. |
Contents |
Child of the revolution, child of the champagne -- Wedding vows and family secrets -- Champagne dreams -- Anonymity in their blood -- Crafting the cuvee -- The champagne widow -- Partner and apprentice -- Alone at the brink of ruin -- War and the widow's triumph -- A comet over Russia: the vintage of 1811 -- The industrialist's daughter -- The wine aristocrats -- Flirting with disaster -- The champagne empire -- La grande dame -- The queen of Reims. |
Subject |
Clicquot-Ponsardin, Barbe-Nicole, 1777-1866.
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Vintners -- France -- Champagne -- Biography.
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Champagne (Wine) -- History.
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ISBN |
9780061288562 |
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006128856X |
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