By Monte Belmonte For the Valley Advocate Cork taint! It’s just fun to say. But when it comes to drinking wine, it is a less ...

Person holding glass as waiter serves wine. - New Africa/Shutterstock For avid wine drinkers, you may have heard that smelling the cork is a way to determine the freshness of your bottle. This action ...

Having some leftover wine is a common problem. Instead of tossing it out or enjoying half a glass, try using your old wine ...

Corks and screw caps have similar functions: to keep wine from going bad. But choosing one or the other can be divisive. Many argue that corks are the key to excellent aging. Others say that twist-top ...

More and more wines are featuring cork alternatives. Screw-cap wines have been around for some time, but only recently have many high-end wines featured this cork alternative. Now, wine lovers are ...

The world’s wine cork producers want you to know they’re sorry. Two hundred fifty years of market dominance may have left a whiff of complacency. They didn’t always listen to your gripes about cork ...

A simple but ingenious trick to keep open wine from losing its taste and aroma is depopulating on TikTok. Thousands of users are trying it: no special corks or expensive pumps, just an easy method ...

No one is completely sure who first came up with the idea for cork wine stoppers, though legend holds that it was the 17th-century monk Dom Pérignon. Perhaps he does deserve the credit; perhaps some ...