Book Club

W Book Club - The Widow Clicquot

Our W Book Club GEM volunteers have picked a fascinating early summer read.

Have you ever tasted the very old and very famous champagne Veuve Clicquot? Did you know that "Veuve" in French means widow?

The Widow Clicquot is the captivating true story of a woman legend and visionary, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin. After her young husband dies, she defies convention (it's the early 1800's in France) and assumes the reigns of the fledgling wine business that they had nurtured together. She becomes one of the world's first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time.