Концерт «Hedonism Sunset Live. Postman»
35/15
The story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business, which began at the end of the 18th century. The comet that Barbie Nicole mentioned in her letters and later used as inspiration to name her brand of champagne was the Great Comet of 1811, officially named C /1811 F1. At the end of the film it is stated that Barbie Nicole died at 89.
Working in the industry, I am aware of the place that Madame Clicquot occupies in the world of champagne to this day. I had read this book and learned some very interesting things about what she did and how she did it. What’s more, some of her 19th-century innovations are still standards today.
Perhaps her most important innovation, puncturing the bottles during bottle fermentation, is noted and definitely not named. What happened in the film was almost none of that. It ended with a somewhat confusing love story set against the backdrop of the vineyards of the Champagne region of France.
Clicquot is overlooked, even the fact and reasons for their marriage taking place in the wine caves below Reims. This could have been a great story highlighting a woman who truly beat the odds when everything was working against her. I was hoping this might be a good movie for my colleagues to learn more about a product we sell quite often.
