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 ...

By Tom Marquardt And Patrick Darr A few years back, we were commiserating with a winemaker about the heartbreak of aging an ...

"Traditionally we were losing 5 [percent] to 8 percent of our production to oxidation," said Simon Fell, winemaker at Villa Maria in New Zealand. "It came about by understanding corked wine. In New ...

Cork oak, Quercus suber, is an evergreen oak native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. This oak is known for its bark, ...

Cork, synthetic cork, or screw cap? Each medium has its perks, it seems. But which one keeps wine aging the right way? The experts at Stack Exchange attempt to put the controversy to rest. If a wine ...

Half-empty wine bottles with corks and stoppers - Susan B Sheldon/Shutterstock We've all experienced the frustration of trying to reseal an open bottle of wine. Perhaps the cork won't fit back in, you ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Next time you’re in the supermarket looking to buy a nice bottle of wine: think cork. Although it’s not widely known, the cork industry is helping ...

Blow after blow, Joaquim Cala sinks his axe into the gnarled, lichen-covered trunk. He’s been working in the Serra d’Ossa hills since dawn and has hours of toil ahead before the afternoon sun pushes ...

To help with visualizing a standard pour of wine, five ounces is a little more than a 1/2 cup of liquid. About 5 glasses of ...

Some things are so small that recycling them doesn't seem like a big deal. Take wine bottle corks. They are very small and biodegradable. Why not just throw them in the trash? It takes the Cork Oak ...