Michael Godel

Michael Godel
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For the past 13 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 31,000 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 2024 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 10 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 60 trips in ten years with more than half of them to Tuscany and in particular Chianti Classico. In February 2018 the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico made Godel one of their first five recipients of an Ad Honorem title, “Ambasciatore.” As Canadian ambassador he educates on behalf of the Tuscan territory’s Gallo Nero and their noble Sangiovese. Twelve 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 DOCa, Vins de Bourgogne, Le Marche, Barbera d'Asti e vini del Monferrato, Asti Wines 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.

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Ironstone Merlot 2018, Lodi, California Bottle Ironstone Merlot 2018, Lodi, California
California, Usa
704353
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Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Napa Valley Bottle Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Napa Valley
California, Usa
91058
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Renwood Premier Old Vine Zinfandel 2017, Amador County Bottle Renwood Premier Old Vine Zinfandel 2017, Amador County
California, Usa
450510
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Burrowing Owl Athene 2016, BC VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Burrowing Owl Athene 2016, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
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Kew Vineyards Estate Heritage 2013, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment Bottle Kew Vineyards Estate Heritage 2013, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada
11958
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Teusner The Gentleman Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Barossa, South Australia Bottle Teusner The Gentleman Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Barossa, South Australia
South Australia, Australia
12843
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Château Saint Hilaire 2015, Ac Médoc Bottle Château Saint Hilaire 2015, Ac Médoc
Bordeaux, France
13981
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Zuccardi Apelación Vista Flores Malbec 2017, Uco Valley, Mendoza Bottle Zuccardi Apelación Vista Flores Malbec 2017, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
11770
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Fattoria Di Corsignano Chianti Classico Riserva Docg L’imperatore 2016 Bottle Fattoria Di Corsignano Chianti Classico Riserva Docg L’imperatore 2016
Tuscany, Italy

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Fattoria Di Corsignano Chianti Classico Docg 2016 Bottle Fattoria Di Corsignano Chianti Classico Docg 2016
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