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How one widow made Veuve Clicquot a champagne powerhouse
Veuve Clicquot is enjoyed by family and
friends all over the world - on celebratory occasions, at the start of
something new, at the end of something that’s time has come, but it all started
with one woman in France in the late 1700s. The luxury champagne’s full name is Veuve
Clicquot Ponsardin, and it has been produced in Reims, France, since 1772 when
it was founded by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron. His son, François, inherited the
family business, but died in 1805. In French, veuve means wid
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11th Apr 2016