Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vintage corkscrew displayed on table - Yingko/Getty Images A brand known as Syroco originally made intricate wood pieces for ...

For Argentinean Carlos Cerecedo, buying and selling antique corkscrews is a labor of love that always comes with a story. At first glance, Los Olivos, California, looks like a Hollywood set, a ...

Once, when I was in the shop, Zoltan mentioned casually that he collected corkscrews. I asked if we could have coffee and talk more about it. We met at a Greek café down the road where he told me ...

Tue, April 18, 2017 at 8:16 PM UTC As long as wine has been packaged in glass bottles—since the 17th century, roughly—there have been tools designed for the safe removal of cork stoppers. Although ...

Fulkerson Winery in Dundee, Yates County, has begun displaying a collection of antique corkscrews in its tasting room.The collection includes examples made locally and before Prohibition. John and ...

JESSICA ZIMMER Napa Valley Register Correspondent Apr 4, 2026 Apr 4, 2026 0 From a home business in north Napa, Alex and Catherine Reble have spent 20 years creating art that relates to wine history, ...

The humble corkscrew is in almost everybody’s kitchen drawer but have you ever stopped to think about its note-0historynote-1? From gorgeous Georgian town houses to jaw-dropping penthouses, converted ...

Wine spoils quickly if exposed to air. It was not until the 18th century that glassblowers were able to make bottles with narrow necks that made airtight storage possible. The best seal for the bottle ...

An excellent Georgian silver travelling corkscrew with mother of pearl barrel-shaped handle. This corkscrew features silver hoops around the mother-of-pearl handle. The steel worm is held by a silver ...

An auction with a twist is offering a selection of antique corkscrews, writes Jill Stark. They look like medieval instruments of torture, but to Charles F. Lane they’re things of great beauty. He’s ...