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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Whistler Viognier Icewine 2020, Okanagan Valley (250ml) Bottle
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Whistler Viognier Icewine 2020, Okanagan Valley (250ml)
British Columbia, Canada
18050
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Salt Spring Wild Pear Cider Traditional Blend Bottle
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Salt Spring Wild Pear Cider Traditional Blend
British Columbia, Canada
17417
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Summerhill Estate Grown Biodynamic Pinot Noir 2020, Okanagan Valley VQA Bottle
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Summerhill Estate Grown Biodynamic Pinot Noir 2020, Okanagan Valley VQA
British Columbia, Canada
15258
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Burrowing Owl Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Bottle
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Burrowing Owl Sauvignon Blanc 2020
British Columbia, Canada
17247
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Storm Haven Cabernet Franc Storm Haven Vineyard 2020, Okanagan Falls Bottle Storm Haven Cabernet Franc Storm Haven Vineyard 2020, Okanagan Falls
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Trius Showcase Pinot Noir Clark Farm 2020, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula Bottle
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Trius Showcase Pinot Noir Clark Farm 2020, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
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CedarCreek Platinum Border Vista Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Okanagan Valley Bottle
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CedarCreek Platinum Border Vista Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada
18203
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Chaberton Estate Grown Siegerrebe 2021, Fraser Valley Bottle
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Chaberton Estate Grown Siegerrebe 2021, Fraser Valley
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Fort Berens Cabernet Franc Reserve 2019, Lillooet Bottle
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Fort Berens Cabernet Franc Reserve 2019, Lillooet
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Vanessa Syrah 2017, Similkameen Valley Bottle Vanessa Syrah 2017, Similkameen Valley
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