Corkscrews have been widely used for years but there isn’t much evidence about when the first one appeared. Until the 18th century wine was traditionally stored in amphoras before wooden barrels were introduced. However, several advances in glass manufacturing offered new opportunities which allowed for bottles with thin and long bottlenecks. (more…)

Although we are all accustomed to corkscrews not many people seem to know where they come from nor who invented them. Until the 18th century wine was traditionally stored in amphoras before wooden barrels were introduced. Advances in the glass technology allowed the production of glasses with long and relatively thin bottlenecks. (more…)