Michael Godel

Michael Godel
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For the past 12 years Michael Godel has been tasting and assessing wine as a journalist, a critic and partner at WineAlign.com. He is often called “Godello,” a nickname that just happens to double as a terrific white Spanish grape. Godel has spent the better part of his writing career travelling planet wine in search of varietal truth and in that time has crafted more than 28,000 lengthy tasting notes, most of them positive, all of them thorough. He processes his thoughts, musings, stream of consciousness and experiences on wine, travel, music and pop culture at his eponymous website godello.ca.

Chef Michael hung up his well-used, 25 year-old whites when he closed up shop in December 2013 after a rewarding 25-year culinary run in Toronto restaurants and with the catering business he owned called All Our Favourite Foods. In March of 2011 he teamed up with Chef David Neinstein at Toronto's Barque Smokehouse and March 2023 will mark his 13th anniversary as Wine Director of the Toronto restaurant. He also makes a line of small lot wines out of Chianti Classico in Tuscany and the Niagara Peninsula, including Corretta Chianti Classico, All Day Rosé, Interloper Cabernet Franc, As Is Field Blend and Paramour Gamay.

Investigative wine travels in the last seven years have included destinations like British Columbia, Nova Scotia, California, New York, Argentina, South Africa, Germany, France, Portugal and Spain, but Italy has commanded much of Godel’s attention. Fortune has smiled to the tune of 25 trips in seven years with half of them to Tuscany and Chianti Classico. In February 2018 the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico made Godel one of their first five recipients of an Ad Honorem title, “Ambasciatore.” Now as Canadian ambassador he educates on behalf of the Tuscan territory’s Gallo Nero and their noble Sangiovese. Ten excursions in Montalcino have also led to educating on behalf of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. From 2016-2019 these Sangiovese investigations took the form of in person seminars and masterclasses for sommeliers, trade and media, but also restaurant staff education. In 2020 and 2021 the pivot led to lecturing more than a dozen online webinar sessions. Godel has also served as an educator for the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO), Rioja Wines, Vins de Bourgogne and Wines of Portugal, including for the wines of Vinho Verde.

Serving as a judge for the annual WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada since 2013 has been the greatest honour and Godello has always been proud to taste, assess and award medals alongside colleague David Lawrason at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party and with Tony Aspler’s Ontario Wine Awards. Michael lives in Toronto with his wife of 28 years and three children.

http://godello.ca

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Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2019, South Australia Bottle Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2019, South Australia
South Australia, Australia
280883
Review added: December 20, 2022
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$17.25 None
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Hollick The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Coonawarra Bottle Hollick The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Coonawarra
South Australia, Australia
18525
Review added: December 20, 2022
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$15.75 None
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Barossa Valley Gravel Track Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre 2019, Barossa Valley Bottle Barossa Valley Gravel Track Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre 2019, Barossa Valley
South Australia, Australia
26877
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$21.75 Medium
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Claymore London Calling Cabernet/Malbec 2019, Clare Valley, South Australia Bottle Claymore London Calling Cabernet/Malbec 2019, Clare Valley, South Australia
South Australia, Australia
522110
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$19.95 None
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Laberinto Cenizas Mezcla Tinta 2018, D.O. Colbún, Valle Del Maule Bottle Laberinto Cenizas Mezcla Tinta 2018, D.O. Colbún, Valle Del Maule
Maule Valley, Chile
27209
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$20.75 None
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Montes Purple Angel 2019, Do Valle De Colchagua Bottle Montes Purple Angel 2019, Do Valle De Colchagua
Colchagua Valley, Chile
62364
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$96.95 None
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Emiliana Salvaje Syrah/Roussanne 2021, Valle Casablanca Bottle Emiliana Salvaje Syrah/Roussanne 2021, Valle Casablanca
Casablanca Valley, Chile
19246
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La Posta Pizzella Family Malbec 2021, Mendoza Bottle La Posta Pizzella Family Malbec 2021, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
166298
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Susana Balbo Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Uco Valley, Mendoza Bottle Susana Balbo Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
260919
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El Enemigo Malbec 2018, Mendoza Bottle El Enemigo Malbec 2018, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
400150
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