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      • Legendary namesake: French champagne house Veuve Clicquot, which translates as "Widow Clicquot," is named for a pioneering woman who transformed it into one of the world's most loved fine wines.
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  2. Madame Clicquot (French: [madam kliko]), (née Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin French: [baʁb nikɔl pɔ̃saʁdɛ̃]; 16 December 1777 – 29 July 1866), also known as Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, Widow Clicquot, Veuve Clicquot, and the Grande Dame of Champagne, was a French Champagne producer. She took on her husband's wine business when widowed at 27.

  3. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (French pronunciation: [vœv kliko pɔ̃saʁdɛ̃]) is a Champagne house founded in 1772 and based in Reims.

  4. That remarkable mind belonged to the eponymous Widow (veuve in French0) Clicquot, one of the world’s first international businesswomen, who brought her wine business back from the brink of...

    • Veuve Clicquot was founded over 200 years ago. The Champagne house was founded by Phillippe Clicquot-Muiron in 1772. At the time, the company was involved with banking and wool trading in addition to Champagne production.
    • Veuve Clicquot translates to “Widow Clicquot,” named for the first woman to run a Champagne house. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin was the actual “Veuve Clicquot,” widowed at the age of 27, just seven years after marrying the company’s heir, François.
    • Veuve Clicquot created the first-ever vintage Champagne. After five years of bad vintages, war, and near-failure, Madame Clicquot celebrated the success of 1810 with the first single-vintage Champagne.
    • Veuve Clicquot invented the riddling rack, allowing Champagne to be mass-produced. Created by Madame Clicquot and the house’s cellar master, the riddling rack (which looked more like a riddling table at that time) allowed a more efficient process of disgorgement for the final corking of Champagne bottles.
  5. Jun 27, 2022 · 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 the very first blend of rosé Champagne.

  6. Jul 10, 2024 · 3. Madame Clicquot was a widow. Her namesake champagne house, Veuve Clicquot, is French for “ widow Clicquot.” In 1798, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin married François Clicquot. He was the son and heir...

  7. Nov 16, 2018 · Legendary namesake: French champagne house Veuve Clicquot, which translates as "Widow Clicquot," is named for a pioneering woman who transformed it into one of the world's most loved fine...

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