Before women were allowed in boardrooms, one widow built a global empire from her cellar.
At just 27, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin defied a world designed to silence her. Widowed in revolutionary France, she transformed her husband's struggling wine business into a champagne empire—smuggling barrels through war zones, inventing the revolutionary riddling table, and capturing the taste of royalty from Paris to St. Petersburg.
Her name became a brand. Her story was nearly lost.
Widow Clicquot is the untold, heart-racing true story of a fearless entrepreneur who dared to lead when women were expected to disappear. With vivid historical detail and emotional depth, Dorian Ashveil brings to light a legend long hidden behind the label.
Pop the cork on a forgotten legacy. Discover the woman who reshaped history—one bottle at a time.
