As wine experts in Europe taste bottles of Veuve Clicquot that are almost 200 years old it is fitting to review a book that pays homage to one of the greatest surviving Champagne Houses; The House of Clicquot. Tilar Mazzeo has made it her life’s ambition to unearth the history, secrets and developments of this iconic brand, managing to create a wonderfully enriching history that outlines the rise of a ‘powerhouse femme’ throughout years of turmoil and uncertainty.