The sommelier sidles up to your table, in his hands, the bottle of expensive wine you ordered. To your surprise, he does not pull out a corkscrew, but smoothly twists off the bottle's screw cap.

Dilemma: If all three Pinots are equally appealing to me, should I opt for the one with the natural cork, synthetic cork or metal screw-top before I toast to Mother Nature? Of course I'll: Choose ...

On a spotless concrete floor, seven huge molding machines sit in a row, pressing out little nubs into pallet-sized cardboard boxes. Each box contains some 50,000 of these synthetic doodads, just wide ...

If you have wine corks leftover after celebrating with friends and family, don’t throw them in the trash. Most natural wine corks are fully compostable, but synthetic corks can also be repurposed and ...