It would help us help you if we knew two things.

Where are you?

What type of rose is it?

Without that information, we don't know how large a support to talk about.

Also, Are you planning to grow it against the side of your home, and if so, what material is your house built from?

Shake Shingle (Cedar)

I do not have the name of the rose. I have no idea how large this will go but it has a lot of wall space and plenty of sunlight. The pic shows the 7 month old plant, first bloom and second bud.

Also, should I do any special prep for the winter? The wall is a southern exposure and warms up early in the spring however, I guess I will have to be careful not as to where the snow is thrown from the driveway.

What zone are you in Carol? What State too? This determines how big your rose will get. Snow? Some roses do better over the winter if they are a little older and stronger.

Central CT, Zone 4

This will be the first winter. I purchase it at Ocean State Job Lots. I usually have good luck with plants there if they survive the store treatment.... I will be able to see a tag on the plant when they bring them in again in the spring.

I do know that they are climbing roses so it would be nice to see how others are supporting them even if they are not the same as mine. What techniques/hardware can be used to work with climbing roses in general?

Central Connecticut? I gardened in zone 3 & 4 for many years before I moved warm. It will be fun to research how to do this. You can type in "climbing rose support help please" into the Houzz rectangle above, with the magnifying glass, for many thoughtful discussions. In this case, if you don't know the variety, and the plant is very young you have a challenge having it make it through the winter. Roses need very careful selection in zone 4 and many stores sell roses that will not make it in your area. You may have the best luck with mail order from Northland Rosarium or High Country Roses that could sell you very hardy plants like zone 3 that are climbers and would grow large enough to need a trellis. They usually ship in Spring. You will really enjoy this if you keep at it. Good luck!