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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Daydreamer Chardonnay 2013, BC VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle Daydreamer Chardonnay 2013, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
5680
Review added: February 07, 2015
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Daydreamer Wines Pinot Gris 2013, VQA Okanagan Valley Bottle
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Daydreamer Wines Pinot Gris 2013, VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
3608
Review added: February 07, 2015
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$22.00 Shopping_bag
Salcheto Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2011, Docg Bottle Salcheto Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2011, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
685180
Review added: February 05, 2015
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$23.75 None
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Mocali Morellino Di Scansano 2012, Docg Bottle Mocali Morellino Di Scansano 2012, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
317115
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Fattoi Brunello Di Montalcino 2009 Bottle Fattoi Brunello Di Montalcino 2009
Tuscany, Italy
33498
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Resta Salice Salentino 2011, Doc Bottle Resta Salice Salentino 2011, Doc
Puglia, Italy
324731
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Beni Di Batasiolo Riserva Barolo 2006, Docg Bottle Beni Di Batasiolo Riserva Barolo 2006, Docg
Piedmont, Italy
330704
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Rustenberg Shiraz 2011, Wo Stellenbosch Bottle Rustenberg Shiraz 2011, Wo Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa
399246
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Coyote's Run Red Paw Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula Bottle Coyote's Run Red Paw Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
79228
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Domaine De Saint Pierre Sancerre 2013 Bottle Domaine De Saint Pierre Sancerre 2013
Loire, France
170258
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