Prieuré de Viverie

Next to the historic church in our village, Viviers-sur-Artaut, is a long established champagne producer - Robert-GrandPierre. Vincent Grandpierre and his wife Céline have recently renovated the old priory – Prieuré de Viverie. They are producing some great quality champagnes and have extended their range to satisfy any champagne enthusiasts taste.

You can probably tell we love their champagne, and we nipped up there yesterday afternoon to top up our cellar, before life gets very busy for them during vendanges (harvest) which is going to be early this year.

Here’s my sales pitch for them, not that they need it - just can’t help myself.

The Prieuré is a wonderful setting for a degustation, in the coolness of its thick ancient walls you can taste the various styles of champagne that they produce. They also do an interesting ‘visit’ where you view a short film on the history of the Priory and surrounding area, they explain how champagne is made, you can view some of the old implements they would have used in years gone by, and also take a visit to their gallery, where they exhibit works of art from visiting artists. Of course the visit also includes a degustation of a variety of their champagnes. It whiles away an hour or two, and you come away feeling more informed and have a real understanding of how the smaller, more boutique, producers adapt to promote their worthy products. And of course you can purchase some to enjoy at home.

https://www.champagne-robertgrandpierre.fr/