Michael Godel

Michael Godel is a wine writer, critic and partner at WineAlign.com. Starting in 2012 and now 700-plus lengthy articles deep he has processed thoughts about wine, travel, music and pop culture at godello.ca. He is a Canadian ambassador and educator for the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and Vins de Bourgogne. Godel is a judge for the annual WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada, the Ontario Wine Awards and Canada’s Great Kitchen Party. Godello hung up his 25 year-old chef’s whites after joining the team at Toronto’s Barque Smokehouse in 2011 and is currently Wine Director of the two Toronto restaurants. He lives in Toronto with his wife of 25 years and three children.

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