The oldest Champagne house dates back to 1584, and it's the Maison Gosset, previously located in Aÿ, now in Epernay..... "The history of the GOSSET family began over four centuries ago with the line's first official ancestor, Jean GOSSET (1484-1556), "Seigneur d'Aÿ et de Mareuil sur Aÿ". Sixteen generations of direct descendants followed in his footsteps [...].