Wine Climates: How Climate Affects What’s in Your Glass
The reason for certain grape varieties performing well in one region, yet horribly in others, boils down to each region’s overall climate.
Charles Kirkwood
Director of Wine & Spirits, WSETIII Advanced. Throughout the years Charles has developed direct relationships with acclaimed producers and brokers to source the most coveted bottlings in the world, from entire state-wide distributor allocations of Emmanuel Rouget and Jean-Louis Chave, to direct imports of back vintage Méo-Camuzet and first growth Bordeaux. Charles brings his decades of experience in fine wine to Saratoga Wine Exchange. Customers can rely on his international reputation to source wine of exceptional quality, value, and most often, appreciable value.
How to Pair Wine with Food Part 2: Complementing
The most common method when pairing wine to food is complementing. That is, pairing wine that has a similar weight, richness, and flavor components as the food.
How to Start a Wine Collection: You Don’t Need to be a Millionaire
As a kid I had an obsession with sports card collecting. Wine collecting is no different; one needn’t be a millionaire to get started.
Best Burgundy Wine for Investment
Burgundy is home to the purest expression of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on the planet. Besides the fact Burgundy is the ancestral home of these two noble varieties, it is how the varieties are produced, and how the effect of the land coaxes the best characteristics of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that other regions in the world simply cannot match.
How to Pair Wine with Food Part 1: The Basics
In part one of a series of posts on wine and food pairing, Charles breaks down a few of the basics.
All About Wine Regions: Rhône Valley’s Châteauneuf du Pape & Saint Joseph
In this post we are highlighting two notable Rhône Valley appellations
Market Analysis: Château Lafite Rothschild
Charles Kirkwood, Director of Wine & Spirits at Saratogawine.com, breaks down a market analysis of Château Lafite Rothschild. There are only a handful of estates worldwide that have the cachet of Lafite Rothschild. Even less so are estates that not only have the value stability, but a history of continual appreciation.
All About Wine Regions: Burgundy
Join Charles as he explains the history and value of the Burgundy region. The most valuable bottlings produced in the world originate in this tiny corner of France, but so do stunning values from lesser known villages throughout the region.