The Widow Clicquot: How One Woman Changed the Entire Champagne Industry Madame Clicquot invented the “table de remuage” (riddling table) to clarify Champagne, which created a beautiful, clear wine in the glass. She also created […]
December 16, 1777: Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, the first woman to run a Champagne house was born. In the early 1800s, French women were taught to be mothers and wives. Clicquot, a young mother, took […]
July 29, 1866: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot died. Early in the 19th century, French women were taught to be spouses and mothers. At the age of 27, after the passing of her husband, François, Clicquot—a young […]
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