Nothing derails a wine tasting like a broken cork stuck in the neck of a bottle. But with these simple tricks, you'll be back ...

Since cork is a natural material, it'll degrade over time. To protect a wine bottle's cork as long as possible, ensure that the bottle is stored in a cool, dark place (like a closet or wine cooler ...

Today: Chef Anita Lo of Annisa on how to use a napkin to get a wine cork out of a bottle. Okay, first things first: Why would anyone even need to get a wine cork out of the bottom of an empty wine ...

Removing a cork from inside a wine bottle. Start by taking the two cable ties and connecting them to one another. This will make an oval-like loop, which you will use to fish out the cork.

Corks for wine bottles come in an array of styles. (Marc Bona, The Plain Dealer) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With many things in life, the traditional gives way to evolution, for better or worse, and wine ...

He said screwcaps account for 4.5 billion bottles and plastic stoppers seal 2 billion bottles. Cork appears still to be king, and Amorim expects it to do even better in the near future, ...

Corks do not breathe, but they may shrink and let wine out (bottles stored on side). Good vineyards will re-cork cellared wine every 20 to 25 years , or when corks start failing.

How cork — the same material used to seal wine bottles — could save the planet 06:02. Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world.It ...

Patrick Spencer: Approximately 6.6 million acres of cork forest extend across the Mediterranean, including Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Italy, Tunisia and France. These oak forests support ...