You may recognize it as the wine bottle opener that is most commonly found in a sommelier's suit pocket: a thin, folding ...

It often precedes moments of celebration, a shared meal or simply the quiet enjoyment of a glass of wine ... ingenuity. Cork, ...

There are lots of reasons to use cork instead of a screw-cap. Cork is made from bark, which makes it a renewable resource. Plus, it can form to the shape of a wine bottle, making it an incredibly ...

The use of cork (crafted from the bark of a specific type of oak tree, Quercus suber) placed inside the neck of the wine bottle is a 350-year-old technology. This alone should be a reason to question ...

FROM GRAPE TO GLASS: Oregon winery's eco-friendly approach uses sheep The Cork Collective ... an extra bounce when you walk ...

Placing the red hot metal around the neck, it makes a clean break leaving the cork intact. The method originated in Portugal as an alternative to opening very old bottles of wine with corks that ...

I just continue to use my wine key. I move the screw to the very side of the cork and twist it in at an angle toward the edge of the bottle. If you go through the center, the broken part is more ...

However, the main issue with cork is variability. Every bottle will be different ... Except for beer, it has been a behind-the-scenes closure, used during tirage in sparkling wine production both in ...

Portugal, the world's leading cork producer, is finding new uses for the material, from footwear to furniture, as demand for wine bottle stoppers wanes. Producers highlight the environmentally ...