Wine Tips for Guests from New York Rising Star Sommelier Grant Reynolds of Charlie Bird

Serve wines at the right temperature. If you don’t have a wine cooler or cellar, put your red wines in the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Also, pull your white wine out of the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. 

Find a great wine store and stay loyal to them. When buying wine, it’s so important to have someone you trust, and that person needs to know your taste. This doesn't happen overnight. 

Buy birth year wine for your kids, and store it well. I have a few friends whose parents have done this. It’s special, occasionally can be incredibly profitable, and it starts you out on the right track from an early age.