Summary of the book "Veuve Clicquot. The First Lady of Champagne" Rosenberg R.: The impressive saga of the first of the "Widows of Champagne" of France, Barb-Nicole Clicquot. Possessing a rare gift known as "Le Nez" (Nose), Barb-Nicole is able to create incredible blends, as well as smell "the stench of lies or the fragrance of a pure heart. Or the heart-rending smell of unfulfilled hope." In addition to this gift, she has courage and self–belief; overcomes unimaginable difficulties during the years of the Napoleonic code, which left widows without property rights - and in the case of Barb-Nicole without her winery, without her champagne. The plot, artfully intertwined with the historical letters of Napoleon, takes the reader to the midst of the turbulent French life of the early 19th century, when Barb-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin created her empire - the great empire of champagne. Read more…