Ever seen where corks for wine bottles come from? Neither had plenty of attendees at a Cal Poly event Tuesday, until a team from Portugal hacked off a slab of cork from a tree at the San Luis Obispo ...

Opening a bottle of wine is full of anticipation: Once you extract the cork from the bottle, you might pour a small taste of the wine to make sure it's not faulty before pouring for yourself and your ...

Cork is bursting from its low-profile haunts — the slim necks of wine and champagne bottles, the tack-riddled walls of elementary schools — to reclaim some significant space underfoot. Cork floors, ...

The sommelier sidles up to your table, in his hands, the bottle of expensive wine you ordered. To your surprise, he does not pull out a corkscrew, but smoothly twists off the bottle's screw cap.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Experienced independent writer with a background in the wine industry. In an article for Drinks Business, Patrick Schmitt points ...

While browsing for wines, your instinct may be to reach for the bottles that require a corkscrew rather than those with a screw cap. But which is actually better: bottles under cork, or bottles under ...

With hundreds of bottles to choose from, it's little wonder the supermarket wine aisle can be an overwhelming place. In fact, a study this month found that a quarter of shoppers spend more than ten ...