Wine

Many American wine bottles come with screw or twist top caps that are easy to remove without a corkscrew. However many wines are still bottled with the traditional cork and foil wrapper. Here’s...

Whether you're having a party with friends or serving a table at a restaurant, opening a bottle of wine can sometimes be tricky. The fact of the matter, though, is that opening wine bottles is...

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...

While the Houdini looks like no other corkscrew you've ever seen, and can be intimidating with its complex design, a few simple tips and a basic walk-through will have you sipping wine with ease.

Wine can be an intimidating subject for those unfamiliar with wine culture and lingo. Opening wine bottles, with their corks sealed tightly inside, can be as frightening as knowing whether to...

Disaster strikes. It happens to the best of us. It happens to the worst of us. Say you’re about to uncork your favorite bottle of wine and the half of the cork breaks off in the bottle’ s neck....

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...

May it be a romantic dinner for two or a dinner party for eight, knowing how to uncork a bottle of wine is a must. Follow these easy steps to uncork the fun for your next gathering.

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

Cabernet Sauvignon is perhaps the most well-known red wine, appearing on dinner tables nightly throughout the world. A popular California wine, this grape variety originated in the Bordeaux region...

When decanting a bottle of wine, the foil should be removed before lightly screwing the corkscrew down the middle of the cork for removal. Learn about decanting red wine, including checking the...

Are you having problems spilling wine every time you pour it? Perhaps you pour the wine into a glass and it never fails to drip or leave a circle stain.... This may make you feel or look clumsy...

A basic corkscrew features a handle with a spiraling, screw-shaped wire. The wire is placed against the cork and driven into it by turning. Every undulation of the screw allows it to grip a...

You can remove a cork from a wine bottle with two basic types of corkscrews. The most basic corkscrew is a metal spiral spike centered on a wooden or plastic handle. A more elaborate corkscrew...

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...

We've all seen it in countless movies - the cork is popped, flying across, the room, and the champagne bubbles out of the bottle. It's very fun and dramatic. It's also a waste of champagne, and...

Waiting tables can be fun, however there is a lot of responsibility to providing the right impression and when providing wine service, that is impression is vitality important... Executing Proper...

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.

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...

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’re ever caught in a bind with a bottle of wine and no corkscrew, you can still open it efficiently as long as you have a toolbox around. Even if you do have a corkscrew on-hand,...

Having the bottle presented to you is part of the ceremony that accompanies ordering a bottle of fine--or every moderately good--wine. Whether you are serving wine to a guest as a restaurant...

Opening a bottle of wine is much easier when you have a wine opener. Figuring out how to use one for the first time took me a minute of observation, but it really is a very simple process.

Servers make it seem easy, but pulling a cork from a wine bottle is a bit tough. Impress your dinner guests by opening a wine bottle with ease, using these simple steps.

A refreshing glass of wine is the perfect end to a long day and the right beverage to enjoy alongside a decadent dinner. Follow these tips to learn how to open a bottle with ease and you'll be...

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...

Corkscrews come in many shapes and sizes. Some are easy to use and require little skill; others are more difficult and require a good amount of skill. The Ah So corkscrew is one of the more...

An air pump corkscrew is the easiest corkscrew to use. It requires little or no skill and efficiently removes difficult corks from a bottle of wine. If your manual dexterity skills leave something...

Corkscrews come in various forms: winged, air pump, two-pronged, lever, twisting and waiter's. The easiest to use is the waiter's corkscrew. It is one thin piece about four inches long and has a...

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...

Let's say you're opening a bottle of wine with a corkscrew and the cork breaks before its out. It's possible to get a broken cork out of a wine bottle. Even if you can't quite get the cork out,...

It's actually pretty simple to open a bottle of wine. These steps are for a double-action, or wing, corkscrew, which has two arms (or wings) that help lever the cork out of the bottle. Whatever...