Serving Wine

Have you ever attempted to open a nice bottle of wine only to have the cork break up into a thousand pieces in the bottle? You've probably considered serving it anyway. After all you don't want to...

Serving wine is almost as much fun as drinking wine. With all the accessories, specialty glasses and wine lore in existence, a simple meal with wine can become an event. At the heart of that event...

A wine key, or corkscrew, is the tool used for removing the cork from a bottle of wine. There are several styles of wine keys that can range in price. The simple double-pull wine key most often...

It should be simple, right? But, do it wrong, and you've got little bits of floating cork in your wine.

Opening a Bottle of Wine takes a little practice but here are some steps that can assist you to open it in the correct manner. Plus a few tips on how to pour wine.

Opening a wine bottle with a corkscrew can be very intimidating! I hope that by the time you are done reading this article, you will feel confident enough to try to do this at home. There are...

You have set the tone, candles, that special table cloth, beautiful table setting, and awesome dinner for two... The music is set down low, and you have a bottle of your favorite wine chilling...

If you need to open a bottle of wine but don't have a corkscrew, you can still get your wine bottle open with a few items from around the house. These options are not ideal: If you have a wine...

A romantic evening can be spoiled if you act like a klutz serving wine to the woman you love. Just follow these steps and she'll be impressed by your expertise.

Using a corkscrew wine opener is fairly easy and, although wine openers come in various types, they all do the same thing. If a corkscrew has “arms” or “wings” that move or if it has stationary...

There are a few types of corkscrew bottle openers, including the simple corkscrew, waiter's corkscrew, winged corkscrew, and even fancier rabbit-type and automatic openers. This 'how to' focuses...

Have you ever wondered how to get that large cork from within your favorite bottle of wine with an old hand held corkscrew? The following tips are easy to follow and guarantee to prove as useful...

Nearly all wine bottles for many years have been plugged or sealed by the "cork". This "cork" may be made from actual cork, cork composite, rubber, or synthetics. Regardless of...

Nearly gone are the days of corking a perfectly aged bottle of Merlot only to find the cork had dried, crumbling to a brittle mess. You try everything to get the remaining cork out of the bottle...

Wing corkscrews are one of the most common and easiest way to open a bottle of wine. Now you'll be an expert!! Here's a real easy explanation on how to open a wine bottle with Wing Corkscrew

You just bought a nice bottle of wine and you are ready to enjoy it but you realized you don’t have a cork opener. Don’t panic! With initiative and use of few simple tools you can open that bottle...

You're sitting down to enjoy a nice meal, accompanied by a bottle of wine. There's only one problem: you don't have a corkscrew. Don't worry, a corkscrew isn't the only way to open a bottle of wine!

Knowing how to properly open a bottle of wine with a corkscrew is a valuable skill. Properly opening the bottle ensures that the cork will remain in one piece. A corkscrew can be a dangerous tool...

While drinking wine can be enjoyable, opening the bottle can be a whole other story, especially if you do not drink wine very often. It is important that you know the proper way to remove the cork...

You've decided to go decadent and picked up a bottle of two buck chuck for your fancy black tie event but alas, you've got no corkscrew. Pop it open like MacGyver would. Find out how, here.

You can now take away the risk of leaving part of the cork in the bottle. Electric cork screws have now become quite common even among the more traditional wine lovers. Electric cork screws...

Professionally pouring wine is both an art and an exact science. In a restaurant setting, it is commonly done by a sommelier, who is a person specifically trained in the knowledge of wines and...

News about the possible health benefits of drinking red wine sparked a boom in the consumption of red wines starting in the 1990s and continuing today. Holding wine tastings or wine and cheese...

Your friends just brought over a lovely bottle of wine... But, oh no! You don't have a corkscrew! Whether it is Champagne, Chardonnay, Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon -- don't worry, you can still...

If you are a serious wine collector (or hope to become one at some point) you will most likely encounter a bottle or two of older, collectible wine in your time. While drinking a great bottle...

If you are lucky enough to have access to a good bottle of older vintage wine, you may be in for a real treat. Experiencing this bottle, however does take some care. Wine is a living organism and...

In the lucky situation that your guest orders an expensive bottle of red wine, it most likely means that the wine is more than four years old and some sediment has formed within the bottle. In...

The key to opening a bottle of wine at a dinner party is to create a great presentation without making a mess. There are many fancy corkscrew openers out there but all you need is a waiter's...

Opening a bottle of Champagne or other sparkling wine sealed with a wire cage and cork can be daunting, and dangerous. However, if you take a few precautions, and follow these steps, it can be...

If you work in a restaurant as a bartender or server, wine keys are the standard industry tool for opening a bottle of wine. Wine keys are also useful for opening wine at home. Though it takes a...

Did you bring a bottle of wine to the campfire, but forgot to bring a corkscrew? Fret not. You can still sip the nectar of the gods, and impress your friends with this simple trick.

The first thing to do when using a basic corkscrew is to make sure you have a good one. The twisted metal spiral that you insert into the cork is known as a worm, and an ideal worm should be 1 ½...

It's a scenario nobody would enjoy: accompanying a delicious dinner with a fine wine that tastes like damp cardboard. Occasional bottles of even the finest wine can be contaminated with a compound...

Have you ever opened a bottle of Red Wine, say, Merlot and poured a glass straight from the bottle only to find that it doesn't taste very good. Well, it could be because it hasn't been given...