Company
Directory |
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Name |
Biography |
Area
of Work |
Contact
Information |
| Mike Stolese Owner |
Mike
Stolese, Owner, started VWM in 1996 with Joerg after owning several
businesses of his own including Stoliz's Bar in Winooski. His specialties
lie with his sharp-witted humor and broad knowledge of fine Italian
wines. He is easily spotted around town in a Jeep Wrangler with a Great
Dane by his side! |
Burlington
Area |
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Joerg Klauck Owner |
A
co-founding owner of VWM since 1996, Joerg is a Burgundian at heart
celebrating great Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs and with his Canadian
background, gravitates to wines with good acidity, structure, balance,
finesse and style. While having a love of good reds, he’s an advocate
for the spectrum of white wines to be enjoyed year-round. Joerg enjoys
wines that remember their vineyard origins, that are cultivated by wineries
rooted practically and philosophically in the land and come from classic
wine farms as varied as those of South Africa, the extreme Sonoma Coast,
Germany’s Mosel valley, the north and south islands of New Zealand
and the Pacific Northwest. When not swirling and sharing a refreshing
Sauvignon Blanc, Joerg and his wife Ann enjoy life at 1,500 feet in
the Green Mountains, running, hiking, kayaking, and cheering constantly,
but forlornly, for the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
Addison
& Washington County |
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| Office Staff: | |||
Manon
Eiker |
Manon has been with the company since the fall of 2005. She is of Swiss heritage and spent her senior year abroad at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. After completing college with a Bachelor's degree from UVM, Manon resided in Copenhagen for a few years while working at the University's international program. During this time, she was able to travel throughout Europe, both with her program and on her own, where she discovered her love of wine, among many other interests. Manon manages the companies HR, AR/AP, bookkeeping & website maintenance and design. |
Business
Manager |
802.658.6771 x10 |
Jenn Clayton |
Jennifer joined the VWM staff the summer of 2007, only weeks after she made the trek cross-country from Southern California, where she had lived all her life. She worked in the bustling film and TV production industry, where she fell in love with images of Vermont via movies that have been filmed here. Jenn’s passion for wine stems from fond memories visiting vineyards, miles from her house, with family and friends. Jenn brings a little California sunshine to Vermont through her enthusiasm, which is evident in her interactions with customers, suppliers and shippers. |
Purchasing & Logistics Coordinator |
802.658.6771 x13 |
Lily March |
Lily
joined the VWM crew in August of 2008. Lily's passion for traveling has taken her to a variety of countries; Tibet, Costa Rica, China and Panama, to name a few. Lily started out as our part time Administrative Assistant but has recently taken on the Burlington Wine & Food Festival's and our Marketing efforts. In addition to managing our large wine portfolio, she compiles post-off's and featured wine lists as well as depletion reporting to our suppliers. |
Marketing Coordinator |
802.658.6771 x14 |
Alicia Cernosia |
Alicia recently joined the team in the Spring of 2010. She is a St. Michael's graduate that recently moved back to the Green State from Tahoe. Alicia's wine interest flourished through her travels to Australia, Greece, Napa & Sonoma Valleys and while working in the restaurant industry. |
Administrative
Assistant |
802.658.6771 x15 |
| Sales Representatives: | |||
James Townsend |
JT,
as he is known in the biz, has been a sales rep with VWM since the very
beginning and has since acquired a vast knowledge of everything wine.
Prior to Vermont Wine Merchants, he worked in the restaurant business
for many years. |
Burlington
Area |
802.658.6771 x16 |
Robert Boehme
|
Born
and raised in the heart of the Sonoma County wine region, Santa Rosa,
Robert has wine running through his veins. He received an A.O.S. degree
in Culinary Arts in 1995 from New England Culinary Institute. He has
been in the wine business for ten years, the last seven have been with
VWM. |
Washington
County |
802.658.6771 x27 802.355.8609 |
Colleen Pitcher
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Colleen
started her career in the wine business as a geologist with a passion
for soil science, viticulture and the concept of "terroir".
This passion led to her traveling throughout Europe and to working in
many facets of the wine industry beyond the vineyard - marketing, sales,
cellar work, food and beverage, consulting and teaching. Always excited
to "talk wine", Colleen's loves are the wines of Germany,
Austria and France. |
Windsor
County |
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Gerd Hirschmann
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Gerd
has been with VWM since the Summer of 2001. He has gathered his extensive
wine knowledge over many years in the restaurant business & writes
a weekly Column "Wine Experiments"
in the Mt. Times in Killington. He his also known for his Tango
moves and specializes in wines from Argentina. |
Southwestern
Vermont & St. Johnsbury Area |
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Holly
Kenyon |
I've
been with The Vermont Wine Merchants Company for nearly four years.
The world of wine excites and interests me immensely. Working for VWM
allows me to "walk the world" every day! Exploring and learning
about wine, wine country, viniculture and people is fun and fascinating.
The rapport I have built and developed with others, while absorbing
and gaining knowledge about a field I am passionate about is rewarding
and always an adventure. I look forward to the days, weeks and years
of sitting..., sniffing..., swirling..., sipping...and soaking up whatever
I can of a fantastic glass of wine. |
Chittenden
County, Vergennes & the Islands |
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Amanda Wright |
Amanda started the new year with VWM in 2008. Although a native to New England, Amanda explored the Wild West and then settled in Arizona for several years before returning to Swanzey, NH. Her years of experience in the restaurant industry developed her true appreciation and love of wine. Amanda will be sharing her knowledge and experiences with customers in the Southern most part of Vermont. |
Southern
Vermont |
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Kris
Nelson |
"More
of anything? More of everything!" that's Kris's motto. Kris joined
VWM's sales staff in the summer of 2006 with enough enthusiasm to melt
any wine connoisseur's heart. Kris had years of experience in the restaurant
industry and social work before joining the VWM team. |
Northeastern
Vermont & Burlington |
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Warehouse
Drivers & Staff: |
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| Steve Sharron |
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Chris
Dunkle |
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Eric Holstein |
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Will
Patlove |
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Jake Rifkin |
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Chris
Kutchukian |
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Bo Amis |
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Vermont Wine Merchants Co.
255 South Champlain St. | Burlington, V T | 05401
ph 802.658.6771 | fax 802.658.6775
Vermont Wine Merchants Co.
255 South Champlain St. | Burlington, V T | 05401
ph 802.658.6771 | fax 802.658.6775
Vermont Wine Merchants Co.
255 South Champlain St. | Burlington, V T | 05401
ph 802.658.6771 | fax 802.658.6775
Vermont Wine Merchants Co.
255 South Champlain St. | Burlington, V T | 05401
ph 802.658.6771 | fax 802.658.6775
Vermont Wine Merchants Co.
255 South Champlain St. | Burlington, V T | 05401
ph 802.658.6771 | fax 802.658.6775