Pushing the cork into the bottle is the best way to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew. You can also use a lighter, a shoe, or even a bike pump.

Almost all of us have faced this situation at least once — you’re about to enjoy a nice bottle of wine, but there’s no corkscrew around. Picture this: you’re on a family picnic, you brought your ...

Ahhhh, that blissful moment when you’ve returned to your Airbnb after an afternoon of sightseeing and shopping, excited to unwind with that delectable Cabernet Sauvignon you bought at the local market ...

Whether the one corkscrew in your home has gone missing or ends up broken, knowing how to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew is an important skill for any host or hostess to have. Here, we share ...

The internet loves a good hack, especially for mundane tasks. Want to make your less-than-amazing tequila taste better? Use a milk frother. Need to make your sangria more “aesthetic?” Put it in a ...

Until recently, the word “hack” was negative. It meant a mediocre writer, to sever with heavy blows or the evil genius who broke into your computer and stole your identity. Lately “hack” has taken on ...

Mature, pricey wines are a treat to taste but stressful to open: Will the inevitably fragile corks crumble? At a recent 23-vintage retrospective of Bordeaux Château Troplong Mondot, Managing Director ...