After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot (Haley Bennett, Cyrano) flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionises the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great businesswomen.
A sweeping story of trailblazing entrepreneurialism and determination, bringing to the screen the remarkable true story of the ‘Grande Dame of Champagne’ portrayed by the wondrous Haley Bennett, this romantic historical drama transports us to the vineyards of 18th century France for a full-bodied period feast for the senses.