How One Woman Overcame Pandemics, Mental Illness, Sexism, War, and Napoleon to Build a Champagne Empire [GUEST POST]

Grapes product quality control inspection in the vineyard. Young woman farmer checking grapes quality in harvest season. Agriculture occupation concept.
Barbe-Nicole smelling grapes. (Photo courtesy Rebecca Rosenberg)

For centuries, women have faced the devastation of pandemics and roadblocks of sexist laws. Yet, one of them, the audacious and determined Barbe-Nicole Clicquot, found a way to build a champagne empire despite the hardships.

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