For the Drinks Business article, Amorim’s chairmen, Antonio Amorim told Schmitt that 18 billion bottles of wine are produced annually, of which 11.5 billion are sealed with a cork.

Whether you mistakenly threw the cork away or it won't fit back in the bottle, here's how to seal your open wine and keep it fresher.

Although a sealed bottle of wine can stay good for years, an opened bottle of wine is an entirely different story.

This clever LED bottle light lets you turn any old empty bottle into a glass lamp! The rechargeable light is shaped just like a cork, so it can slip into the empty bottle of your choice.

No corkscrew? No problem! Discover clever ways to open a wine bottle using everyday household items like a shoe, key, ...

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.

Now, from the world's largest cork producer and its largest glass container company comes a compromise: A cork, called Helix, that screws in and out of the bottle.