If you love enjoying a glass of wine at the end of a long day or hosting friends and family for the holidays, there is a chance that you have access to some corks. While your initial instinct may be ...
When we think of cork, the cylindrical stoppers in wine bottles probably come to mind first. But the sustainable material can also be used in other ways throughout a home, including as flooring, wall ...
On a spotless concrete floor, seven huge molding machines sit in a row, pressing out little nubs into pallet-sized cardboard boxes. Each box contains some 50,000 of these synthetic doodads, just wide ...
Beyond its outdated reputation for being inferior, boxed wine actually offers several advantages over bottled wine, once you ...
It’s a more common occurrence than we care for, but one that we’ve just accepted as an unpleasant inevitability in wine ...
Before we tip a glass or two for this conversation, I want to disclose that I am not a sommelier by any stretch of the imagination. However, in a past career as a sales associate, I needed to learn ...
You’re having a picnic at the park or you just moved into a new place and just as you're about to open a bottle of wine: Uh oh, where’s the corkscrew? Did you forget to grab it from your bar? Is it ...
Can you really judge a bottle of wine based on the closure used to seal it? You’re not supposed to, but a lot of us do, especially in the United States. A study done by the Cork Quality Council found ...
A reliable wine opener is a wine lover’s best friend, while a wonky one can ruin that special bottle of Bordeaux you’ve been saving for just the right occasion. With that in mind, we tested eight ...
Wine corks do more than seal bottles - they change consumer perception of the wine iteself. The holiday season is in full swing, and so are holiday get-togethers. What’s the go-to hostess gift? Or the ...