If the cork is broken clean in half, leaving a large piece wedged in the neck of the bottle, you can take a wine key and gently pry the remainder of the cork through the opening at a 45-degree angle.

How cork — the same material used to seal wine bottles — could save the planet 06:02. Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world.It ...

A large bottle is a way to extend that same experience to a larger group. ... “If you buy a case of wine and one cork is bad, you still have 11 good bottles,” said Morris Roslyn.

UC Davis, in partnership with PlumpJack Winery, aged 200 bottles of Sauvignon Blanc under natural cork, another 200 under synthetic cork, and finally 200 under screw cap.