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Wine Wednesdays With William: Attack Of The Clones

Call it a "family affair." All commercial wine-producing grapevines, regardless of their variety, are produced from cuttings that are genetically identical to their original...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Your Next Glass Of Wine Could Come Out Of A Keg

The next time you tap a keg, it's entirely possible that wine'll flow out. It turns out that a small but growing portion of...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Bordeaux’s Wineries Are Now (Really) Open For Business

The news that Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR), owner of fabled Bordeaux wineries, Château Lafite Rothschild and Duhart-Milon, has begun construction of a state-of-the-are...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Every Rosé Has Its Thorn

As spring begins to, well, spring in the Capital Region, that means the center of wine gravity will shift away from the red wines...

Wine Wednesdays With William: How We Discovered Our First Wines In The United States

Ever wonder how that decanter filled with red or white gorgeousness, sitting on your kitchen island, ready for late-evening service, got there? I'd suggest...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Vines And Wines’ Early Roots

Some wine-drinkers might have a religious experience while drinking a glass after work. But what they might not know is that wine actually played...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Moscato d’Asti, The Wine World’s Sweet Relief

Anybody out there have a sweet tooth? (That was a rhetorical question.) While I could easily serve you any number of candies, pastries or...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Ode To A Particularly Mouth-Watering Bottle Of White

A lot of studying is involved in becoming a wine expert. Case in point: I recently taught a class to 12 local wine industry...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Orange Is The New White Wine

For those of you wine enthusiasts who enjoy tastings and attempting to identify the various notes that make up their favorite choices, orange wines'...

Wine Wednesdays With William: All About The Yeasts That Make You Love Sauvignon Blanc

Wine people are curious characters, as you have no doubt learned from my column. Case in point: Last week, halfway around the world in...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Vivino And The Future Of Wine Buying

Over the past year or so, I've been focusing on wine past and present—and what we can learn about it through that lens. But...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Wine Writer André Jullien, The First Of His Kind

I'd like to think that enjoying a good book or magazine feature about wine is as satisfying as drinking a bottle of it. And...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Celebrating 50 Years Of Wine Expertise

So you want to be an expert in fine wines, do you? You can't just watch a few YouTube videos (or read a few...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Weighing Your Wine Bottle Options

Last week in the Putnam Market Wine Room, several cases of merlot and cabernet sauvignon were delivered from the same wine producer—but they arrived in...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Essential Wine TV On The BBC

Wine has been making cameos on the small and silver screen for years—and while there have been some shows and films that have broken...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Adding A Little ‘Sparkle’ To Your Holiday Wine Purchases

So it's getting close to Christmas dinner, and you're asking about sparking wines, are you? Well, I'm glad you asked. Sparkling wines are made...

Wine Wednesdays With William: 8 Bottles Of Red Wine Perfect For The Holidays

This is the second in my series of holiday-themed wine columns to present recommendations for your wine-drinking needs. Below are eight red wines that...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Eight White Wines For The Holidays

This is the first of four Wine Wednesdays with William in which I'll be giving recommendations for holiday wines. First up: whites! Below are...

Wine Wednesdays With William: How To Keep Your Leftover Wine From Going Bad

All sorts of issues occur after you pull the cork out of your favorite wine bottle. For one, opened wine will turn to vinegar....

Wine Wednesdays With William: The Importance Of Good, Clean Glassware

Attention: wine drinkers! That glass you're swirling is a lot more important than you might think it is. For one, wineglasses must be clean...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Why You Should Always Decant Your Wine

Apart from the necessary task of separating wine from any sediment—still essential for vintage port and some very high-end red wines—decanting is not something...

Wine Wednesdays With William: What Your Favorite Wine Bottle Has In It Besides Wine

Every bottle of wine you drink contains more than just wine in it. Sort of. In Australia, they call it material other than grape...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Navigating The Bubbly Waters Of Champagne

Exactly half of champagne sales are made in export markets and half in France. Outside of France, the champagne market's dominated by well-known brands,...

Wine Wednesdays With William: All About Amarone

Like any other business, companies that make wine need to grow revenues and increase profits. They have a choice, though: They can either increase...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Exploring The Cellars Of Berry Brothers & Rudd

In 1698, St. James’ Palace became the principal London residence of the British monarch. In the same year, just across the road, Widow Bourne...

Wine Wednesdays With William: The Beaujolais Paradox

The red wines of the Beaujolais province in France are made from Gamay, a grape variety with a problematic past. On July 31, 1395,...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Wine In A Can Is Coming To A Store Near You

In the US, the market for wine in cans is worth $15 million and growing, as it is in the UK, and Australia. Last...

Wine Wednesdays With William: A Closer Look At South Africa’s Wine Business

Every five or six months at the Wine Room, I get a call from Bob, who shows me his latest imports from South Africa....

Wine Wednesdays With William: How We Drink Wine And Where It Comes From

The United States has been the world’s leading importer of wine for the better part of a decade. Last year, Americans spent $6.2 billion...

Colin Cowie On Planning The Perfect Wedding

Colin Cowie's traveled more than 14 million miles on behalf of his clients, and he's been fortunate enough to constantly find inspiration from cultures...

Wine Wednesdays With William: A Vine Breeders’ Tale

Archaeologists agree that the birthplace of the Eurasian grapevine is in Iran and the Levant, where the greatest genetic diversity is found, and where...

Wine Wednesdays With William: The Myth Of How And Where To Store Wine

The conventional wisdom is that wine should be stored on its side, in a damp environment, to ensure the cork remains moist and doesn't...

Wine Wednesdays With William: The Man Who Invented Modern Wine

Frank Schoonmaker was a writer, importer and wine educator who dropped out of Princeton University after two years and took off for prewar Europe....

Wine Wednesdays With William: Brushing Up On Prosecco

For this week's column, let's focus on Prosecco. As you may know, it's a popular sparkling wine from northeastern Italy. There's also a village...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Words, Words, Words

Working in London in the self-indulgent 1980s, one of my morning duties was to choose the wines for the boardroom that, two hours later,...

Taking Your Horse Racing Party Across The Finish Line

I have traveled more than 14 million miles on behalf of my clients, I’ve been fortunate enough to constantly find inspiration from cultures and...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Can You Taste The Color Of Your Wine?

In The Color of Odors, a 2001 paper by Gil Morrot, Frédéric Brochet and Denis Dubourdieu, the trio describe an experiment to test whether...

Wine Wednesdays With William: Shakespeare And Sherry

In saratoga living's 20th Anniversary issue, we introduced you to native Londoner William Roach, the Wine Director at Putnam Market's Wine Room on Broadway...

Woody’s Horse Hunch: Handicapping Opening Day At Saratoga Race Course

Hello, it's Woody again, from Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs, and well, things have taken a turn for the scary here in the last...

Woody’s Horse Hunch: Getting Excited About Opening Day At Saratoga Race Course

Well, It’s pretty much summertime here at Woody’s Barbershop, and that means the Fourth of July, vacations, insanity for the business and best of...

Woody’s Horse Hunch: What Are The Chances Of Justify Racing In The 2018 Travers Stakes?

Well, it’s all over. We have a Triple Crown winner in Justify, just as I predicted. It wasn't much of a surprise, really, as he...

What Would Woody Do: How To Make A Few Bucks On The Belmont Stakes

Spring talk has finally sprung into summer talk at Woody's Barbershop, and summer talk means horse racing! People like to ask me which trainers...

SL Experts: Fenimore Asset Management On Transferring Wealth From Generation To Generation

In a new web-exclusive for saratogaliving.com, Fenimore Asset Management, headquartered in Cobleskill—which offers separately managed accounts through the Fenimore Private Client Group and is the investment...

What Would Woody Do: Saying Goodbye To A Friend

Hello from Woody's Barbershop! Sorry to be away for so long, but it's been a tough few weeks. To start, let’s reflect on my...

What Would Woody Do: Kentucky Derby Edition

OK, folks, all the barbershop talk is about horses right now! Since the opening of the Oklahoma track, and the Kentucky Derby being only...

What Would Woody Do: The Power Of Forgiveness

Happy spring from Woody’s Barbershop! As you may know, sometimes I randomly rant about this or rave about that. But not this time. I...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief, Richard Pérez-Feria: When Your House Is A Home

As I write this, I realize it’s the anniversary of the day when I bought my first home, and I’m taken back to the...

What Would Woody Do: March Madness In Saratoga

Hello again from Woody's Barbershop. March isn't like any other month of the year here in Saratoga Springs. It's a month of goodwill, hope,...

What Would Woody Do: Saratoga’s Kindness and Generosity Bubble

Here at Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga Springs, lots of things happen. Men come and tell me stories about their past and current lives, including...

What Would Woody Do: Chapter II

How many times have you gone to a bar or restaurant to see a live local band and they take a break every 20-30...

Barber, Raconteur, Horse Enthusiast: Woody Is Someone You Should Know

Hello. I'm Joe "Woody" Wood. Or just Woody to my friends. Pleased to meet you all. I'm the owner of Woody's Barbershop in Saratoga...

The Way I Was: Cornelia Guest, America’s Original ‘It’ Girl on Her Summers in Saratoga

Saratoga Springs holds a very special place in my heart; it always has. Growing up, August meant Saratoga. My parents—Winston and C. Z.—and I, and...

To Sell Or Not To Sell, That Is The Question

Having watched local real estate patterns for over 11 years, I often have gut feelings about timing a sale. One of those is that...

How You Can Win the College Expense Game by Investing in Off-Campus Housing

It’s that bittersweet time that parents dream of and dread. Your child is heading off to college. Excitement, anxiety and just plain old fear are...
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