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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The Calling Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Alexander Valley Bottle The Calling Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Alexander Valley
California, Usa
20689
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$41.25 None
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Silvio Carta Su Puddu Vermentino Di Sardegna 2019, D.O.C. Bottle Silvio Carta Su Puddu Vermentino Di Sardegna 2019, D.O.C.
Sardinia, Italy
230599
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$17.95 None
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Umani Ronchi Casal Di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore 2019, D.O.C. Castelli Di Jesi Bottle Umani Ronchi Casal Di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore 2019, D.O.C. Castelli Di Jesi
Marche, Italy
268169
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Donnachiara Greco Di Tufo 2018, D.O.C.G. Bottle Donnachiara Greco Di Tufo 2018, D.O.C.G.
Campania, Italy
262964
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Feudo Antico Biologico Pecorino 2019, I.G.P. Terre Di Chieti Bottle Feudo Antico Biologico Pecorino 2019, I.G.P. Terre Di Chieti
Abruzzo, Italy
644930
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Michel Gassier Château De Nages Jt White 2018, A.C. Costières De Nîmes Bottle Michel Gassier Château De Nages Jt White 2018, A.C. Costières De Nîmes
Rhône, France
485854
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Marchand Tawse Bourgogne Chardonnay 2018, A.C. Bottle Marchand Tawse Bourgogne Chardonnay 2018, A.C.
Burgundy, France
414557
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Kutjevo Grasevina 2020, Danube Kutjevo Vineyard, Slavonia Bottle Kutjevo Grasevina 2020, Danube Kutjevo Vineyard, Slavonia
Croatia
519074
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Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay 2017, Sonoma County Bottle Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay 2017, Sonoma County
California, Usa
275552
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Benziger Chardonnay 2018, Sonoma County Bottle Benziger Chardonnay 2018, Sonoma County
California, Usa
34777
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