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 ...

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

Few things are as nerve wracking as watching someone open a bottle of sparkling wine incorrectly. Here are the four steps to ...

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.

5 easy ways to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew, including how to remove a cork with a screw and hammer, using a shoe, a key, or even a bike pump.

However, DaveInNY makes a good point in urging us to inspect a wine’s ullage — the gap between the cork and the wine in an unopened bottle, which should be about a quarter to half an inch.

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.

Cork appears still to be king, and Amorim expects it to do even better in the near future, as China and the U.S. drink up more and more higher priced wines and sparkling wine demand continues to ...