The name of Pierry most probably comes from the word « Pierre », meaning stone, as denoted by a local saying from the Cubry Valley : « Pierry, pierreux ; Vinay, vineux et Moussy, mousseux (Pierry – stony, Vinay – vinous and Moussy – sparkling) !» The soils of Pierry’s vineyards do indeed contain small stones, producing an unaffected wine with a taste distinctly reminiscent of gunflint.

Located in the heart of the vineyards, at the foot of the highly-reputed Côte des Blancs and on the way into Epernay, capital of the Champagne area, Pierry is a typical Champagne village with a rich historical legacy. The main road that passes trough the village was dug in around 1760 and some fine houses were soon built on either side of it. The present town hall, which was the former château of Pierry’s first mayor, Jacques Cazotte is one such example. In the 18th century, for many years, it twas the meeting-place for the nobility and for the all-powerful members of France’s Royal Court and, at the time, people said :

« The village of Aÿ, the town of Epernay and the Court of Pierry »

Pierry owes much of its fame to Jean Oudart (1654-1742), a Benédictine monk, a distinguished emulator of Dom Pérignon and a passionate worker of the vine and wine. Thanks to his wine-making talents, he was one of the main architects of the development of Champagne, and the story goes that the Parisian nobility asked for « Pierry Wine, made by Brother Oudart’s method ».