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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Biondi Santi Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Docg Tenuta Il Greppo 1988 Bottle Biondi Santi Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Docg Tenuta Il Greppo 1988
Tuscany, Italy
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Review added: December 24, 2023
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Le Chiuse Brunello Di Montalcino Docg 2019 Bottle Le Chiuse Brunello Di Montalcino Docg 2019
Tuscany, Italy

Review added: December 24, 2023
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$0.00 None
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Château Troplong Mondot 2019, Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé Bottle Château Troplong Mondot 2019, Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
155068
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Château Les Carmes Haut Brion Grand Vin De Graves 2018, Ac Pessac Léognan Bottle Château Les Carmes Haut Brion Grand Vin De Graves 2018, Ac Pessac Léognan
Bordeaux, France
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$600.00 Buy-from-vso
Hermann J. Wiemer Riesling Hjw 2020, West Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes Bottle Hermann J. Wiemer Riesling Hjw 2020, West Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes
New York, Usa
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Heitz Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Napa Valley Bottle Heitz Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Napa Valley
California, Usa
992438
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Domaine Du Grand Ormeau 2020, A.C. Lalande De Pomerol Bottle Domaine Du Grand Ormeau 2020, A.C. Lalande De Pomerol
Bordeaux, France
139343
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Château Du Tastet 2022, A.C. Bordeaux Bottle Château Du Tastet 2022, A.C. Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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Pfaff Tradition Gewurztraminer 2020, Ac Alsace Bottle Pfaff Tradition Gewurztraminer 2020, Ac Alsace
Alsace, France
29822
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$16.95 Low
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Leaning Post Chardonnay Senchuk Vineyard 2020, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore Bottle Leaning Post Chardonnay Senchuk Vineyard 2020, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore
Ontario, Canada
20369
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