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Winning duo from The Dysart Petersham scoop win

The winners of the 10th anniversary edition of Gosset Matchmakers were announced at the annual cook-off final held at CORD by Le Cordon Bleu on Monday (29.9.2025). Chef Darryl Shotlander and Sommelier Ché Dyson-Holland from The Dysart Petersham, in Richmond, London, beat four other teams to take the title and were crowned champions for 2025.Continue reading “Winning duo from The Dysart Petersham scoop win”

Gosset Matchmakers 2024 Champions Announced

The Gosset Matchmakers 2024 competition reached its final showdown at Le Cordon Bleu London’s Cord Restaurant on Fleet Street on Monday 23rd September, with chef and sommelier pair, Chef Oliver Grieve and Sommelier Camilla Bonnannini from Albatross Death Cult, Birmingham taking home the title. Pitted against other chef and sommelier teams from Frog by AdamContinue reading “Gosset Matchmakers 2024 Champions Announced”

Celebrating Top Sommeliers with Champagne Gosset

At Champagne Gosset, we are thrilled to support 100 Top Sommeliers, an initiative by The Sommelier Edit to honour the UK’s finest sommeliers. This month, we had the pleasure of attending the awards presentation, where we celebrated with and recognised these outstanding professionals. In line with our commitment to highlighting emerging talent through the GossetContinue reading “Celebrating Top Sommeliers with Champagne Gosset”

Expert Food and Champagne Pairing Tips: Gosset Petite Douceur Rosé

Entries are still open for this year’s Gosset Matchmakers Competition. We asked judge Matthieu Longuere MS and last year’s winning sommelier Jiachen Lu (now head sommelier at Cord by Le Cordon Bleu) for some tips on pairing this year’s focus wine with food. Gosset Petite Douceur Rosé is a versatile, off-dry Champagne that combines aromasContinue reading “Expert Food and Champagne Pairing Tips: Gosset Petite Douceur Rosé”

“The 2016 vintage immortalised through the Gosset lens.” Odilon de Varine, Cellar Master

This May Gosset Grand Millésime 2016 has arrived in the UK with an expected retail price of around £80 per bottle. We celebrated its launch on the 22nd May with a party at Searcy’s Champagne Bar within Battersea Power Station. Gosset’s vintage releases represent the unique characteristics of a season, and this 2016 is noContinue reading ““The 2016 vintage immortalised through the Gosset lens.” Odilon de Varine, Cellar Master”

Gosset Matchmakers 2024 is Open!

We are back for another year of fabulous food and champagne pairings and looking forward to getting to know this year’s batch of competitors. This year, we invite teams to submit a creative food pairing with Gosset Petite Douceur Rose Extra Dry. Your dish must be savoury and we want to encourage inventive and imaginativeContinue reading “Gosset Matchmakers 2024 is Open!”

Dinings SW3 duo take full honours at Gosset Matchmakers 2023

Le Cordon Bleu London’s Cord Restaurant on Fleet Street was where the action took place on the 18th of September 2023, with chef and sommelier pair, Gail Ge’er Li & Jiachen Lu from Dinings SW3, winning the title. They were competing against some formidable teams in Killekrankie House Hotel, Perthshire, L’Enclume in Cumbria, Rebel RestaurantContinue reading “Dinings SW3 duo take full honours at Gosset Matchmakers 2023”

Meet the finalists of Gosset Matchmakers 2023

Champagne Gosset Matchmakers competition, now in its eighth year, is set to showcase the culinary and oenological prowess of the finalists as they vie for the coveted title of Gosset Matchmaker 2023. The live final event will take place on Monday September 18th at Cord by Le Cordon Bleu, where five talented chef and sommelierContinue reading “Meet the finalists of Gosset Matchmakers 2023”