Field Notes

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UMATHUM ROSA ROSÉ 2020

We are proud to introduce the wines of Josef ‘Pepi’ Umathum (Oom-a-toom) to the great state of Vermont, starting with this absolutely delicious and crushable rosé.

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Limited Addition

Limited Addition is the first brand created by Bree and Chad Stock under their Constant Crush company. We’ve written about their wines in our blog before, but have some super new and exciting wines that just hit the warehouse.

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Joseph Swan:'The Rodfather'

We’ve posted about the great wines of Joseph Swan Vineyards and what we’ve already brought to Vermont. Last Thursday, we were able to visit Rod and Lynne out in Sonoma at the famous ‘tin shed’ in which Joe Swan began making wines so long ago. We tasted some fun new projects, had the opportunity to learn more about how things work on the ground level at Joseph Swan!

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An Approach to Relaxation

This week we have the absolute joy and privilege to welcome Richard Betts and Carla Rza Betts to the Flocc with their wines—An Approach to Relaxation!

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Rosi Schuster

In the beautiful, ancient, Austrian village of St. Margarethen near the shallow Neusiedlersee Lake on the border of Hungary one can find the Rosi Schuster winery…

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Auctioneer

An homage to the great Michael Broadbent, one of the most revered figures in the wine business.

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Moric

The wines of Roland Velich at Moric winery (pronounced More-itz) confound any notion that Blaufränkisch might not be a noble variety or that Austria is a country primarily for white wine.

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