Getting worked up about wine is unnecessary, experts from Colorado’s Frasca Food and Wine say, but there’s no denying that a ...

1. To remove a cork without a corkscrew: Push the cork in. This is a versatile method where you can take advantage of almost anything you have on hand, whether that be a butter knife, screwdriver ...

By some estimates, cork has lost nearly 40 percent of the wine-closure market since the late 1980s, a loss most apparent in low-priced ($10 and under) wines.

Invest in a bouchon (sparkling wine stopper) for best results. If you're really serious about preserving your Champagne, ...

Wine corks: An article in the Dec. 7 Section A about the wine cork industry misspelled the name of the country’s leading synthetic cork producer Nomacorc as Normacorc. And they paid dearly.

Most wine columns usually review specific wines or types of wines. However, we seem never mention the mundane task of how we get those wines out the bottles they come in.

It seals prized bottles of single-malt Scotch and acclaimed Tuscan extra virgin olive oils. But in the wine industry, a screw cap has long evoked Skid Row and the kind of product that delivers ...

Corks taint the wine. Corks, real or synthetic, have a very high failure rate. Screw caps are basically 100% effective (maybe too effective).

Below you’ll find 18 surprising uses for wine corks. 1. Uses for wine corks: Guarantee lush houseplants. The secret to keeping your leafy green plants happy and healthy even in dry indoor heat ...

It took them 10 years, but Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts finally have what they envisioned when the couple opened Cork Wine Bar on 14th Street NW: a restaurant and a market under one roof. Tom ...

How to use wine corks in your garden: 7 ways to improve soil and plants. Explaining how this budget garden idea can help enhance your outdoor space professional gardener Jane Dobbs says: "You can ...