Louis Latour Agencies

Finalists Announced for Gosset Matchmakers 2022

23 August 2022

A huge thank you to everyone who entered the 2022 Gosset Matchmakers competition. We have now selected our six finalist pairings, in no particular order:

• Sotir Semini & Julien Deschamps from Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, London
• Tristan Wright & Jason Ramplin from The Dining Room at Chewton Glen
• Max van Sminia & Will Golden from Fenn Restaurant in Fulham, London
• Nicholas Sharp & Sean Flatley from Roots, York
• Arthur Ng & Murid Laly from Spry Wines, Edinburgh
• Daniele Palomba & Stefano Cilia from Zuma, London

You can watch all the video entries on Instagram by searching #gossetmatchmakers. The final will be held on the 20^th of September at Le Cordon Bleu's CORD restaurant in London and we wish them all good luck! 

Since 2016, Champagne Gosset has supported emerging talent in restaurants by offering chefs and sommeliers with less than 5 years’ experience in the trade the chance to showcase their skills and win a trip to Champagne. This year, Champagne Gosset has set the bar high, with a challenge to prepare a dish to perfectly pair and highlight Gosset’s Grande Reserve Champagne. Their second task will be to create a dish from a set of ingredients they will be given on the day, and this dish will be expected to match a different Champagne, revealed on the day.

Previous winners include:

• 2016: Sommelier Elisa Marchini and Chef Riccardo Pozzobon for The Lanesborough
• 2017: Sommelier Raphael Laurent and Chef Ambra Papa for Petersham Nurseries
• 2018: Sommelier Vanessa Majella Stoltz and Chef Ian Waller for Forest Side
• 2019: Sommelier Oskars Mickans and Chef Piero Italiano for Heritage
• 2020: Sommelier Joshua Castle and Chef Myles Donaldson for Noble Rot
• 2021: Sommelier Matthew Davison and Chef Adam Eyre for Fischers Baslow Hall
• 2022: All to play for!

Each team must demonstrate their ability to work together and show that they are able to deliver results under pressure. They will present their dishes and wine pairings to a panel of expert judges, made up of some of the best master sommeliers, chefs and wine industry leaders. The 2022 judging panel includes Matthieu Longuere MS from Le Cordon Bleu London, Odilon de Varine, Champagne Gosset Cellar Master, Laetizia Keating, Head Chef at The Pem, James Shaw, Head Sommelier at The Pem, and Guy Nightingale, Director at Louis Latour Agencies.

 

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