Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury.  

In The Widow Cliquot, Tilar J. Mizzeo brings to life - for the first time - the fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Babe-Nicole Cliquot 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 Cliquot is the captivating true story of a legend and visionary.