The Merry Widows

[ulterior epicure]

I could SWEAR there was a book published recently entitled something along the lines of "The Merry Widows of Champagne." It's all about the prominent widows who saved the Champagne industry (Mdms. Clicquot, Bolinger, Roederer, Pommery, etc...).

After a Google/Amazon/B&N search, I can't find it! Sound familiar, have any clue? I want to get it as a gift for a friend of mine.

[suzilightning]

couldn't find it on Baker and Taylor, the source we use for purchasing/interlibrary loan

[insomniac]

Koleen M. Guy has written a couple of papers on the champagne industry in general and the widows in particular...perhaps she has now written a book? ...Drowning their Sorrows??

[rconnelly]

I could SWEAR there was a book published recently entitled something along the lines of "The Merry Widows of Champagne." It's all about the prominent widows who saved the Champagne industry (Mdms. Clicquot, Bolinger, Roederer, Pommery, etc...).

After a Google/Amazon/B&N search, I can't find it!  Sound familiar, have any clue?  I want to get it as a gift for a friend of mine.

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So it's a slow day at work and I thought I'd play detective for you.

I found this book http://www.nataliemaclean.com

and in it is a chapter called the Merry Widows of Mousse. All I found were pictures but they are of the very champagnes you mentioned. I Googled "Merry Widows of Wine" and the 3rd chapter came up.

Hope this helps.

Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass by Natalie MacLean

[Special K]

See also www.wineintro.com/champagne/widows.html.

[The Naughti Literati]

I was browsing Amazon and was reminded of this thread because this book came up as one of my recommendations:

The Widow Clicquot

It's not out yet, not until the end of the month!

[Kim Shook]

I could SWEAR there was a book published recently entitled something along the lines of "The Merry Widows of Champagne." It's all about the prominent widows who saved the Champagne industry (Mdms. Clicquot, Bolinger, Roederer, Pommery, etc...).

After a Google/Amazon/B&N search, I can't find it!  Sound familiar, have any clue?  I want to get it as a gift for a friend of mine.

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This is reminding me of something, but since I probably wouldn't have read a book on wine, maybe it was a magazine article? Food and Wine or Wine Spectator, perhaps?