A Woman Fights for Her Legacy as the French Revolution Erupts Headstrong Countess Joliette de Verzat prefers secretly managing her family's Loire Valley ch?teau and vineyards to the cut-throat politics of Versailles. For nearly three centuries, generations of families have toiled to produce Ch?teau de Verzat wines, and their homes and livelihoods depend upon Joliette. But ancient laws block her...