Experiencing Wine

Wine Cork Art Projects How-To

Your special occasion wine corks no longer have to collect dust or hide in a drawer. We have a unique collection of cork collector kits. You can create your own personal work of art with wine corks saved over the years, collected from restaurants or from the wine country vacations.

Wine cork art projects are fun to do with the family. The end result is a beautiful cork bulletin board, trivet or serving tray filled with memories of your favorite wines and vineyards.

Oval Wine Cork Trivet

Wine Cork Laxy SusanRound wine cork board kit




Got Wine Corks?

Our wine cork art craft projects are beautiful works of art for your home, kitchen, wine cellar, or living area.  I reused my wine corks from my Central Coast and Temecula wine country vacation and created a wine cork wall artwork. It’s  located in my mudd room off the garage. I love seeing it on my way in or out the house. Here I use my wine pewter pushpins to post notes, business cards, and messages I don’t want to miss on my way out the door.

Wine Cork Board Shadow Box Kit

Siena Wine Cork Board

Flange Wine Cork Board

 

Wine cork boards are easy and fun to make. Just add your cork collection to one of these solid wine cork boards and you’ll create a masterpiece of wine art. WineVine Imports has an exclusive collection of solid framed cork boards with decorative trim borders. You will only find these designer wine cork boards here.  They are hand crafted from a local, skilled wood carpenter, Paul. He is always coming up with new wine cork creations. Paul’s last innovative wine cork creation are our popular wine cork drink coasters.

Ornate Wine Cork Serving Tray

 Here are some tips as you begin to cork:

Make one row at a time along the perimeter of the board. Alternate corks horizontally and vertically, either one or two at a time. Use a ruler as a guide to ensure level rows.

Complete the rows from the perimeter toward the middle. Try not to line up corks but rather stagger the rows. Use the hot glue or white glue to glue each row as it is completed. If you need to remove a cork after it has been glued and dried, use a screwdriver, but do not use the frame for leverage.

When you reach the midsection of the corkboard it often results like a jigsaw puzzle. So save any very long or short corks for the middle. You may need to shave the ends of some corks for a better fit. They should fit snugly. Use ample glue and allow several days for drying.

When making a trivet glue the corks on the side that the corks will rise above the wood frame. When making coasters, shave corks for perfect fit and only use glue in-between corks.

Our Favorite Famous Wine Quotes

Some of our favorite wine quotes:

Wine …. causes the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Old Testament, Song of Songs

I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.
W.C. Fields

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Benjamin Franklin

Wine is the milk of the gods, milk the drink of the babies, tea the drink of women, and water the drink of beasts.
John Stuart Blackie

At least once a day you should do something purely for enjoyment, and wine is my way of relaxing.
Yound Uck Kim, Professional Violinist and Wine Collector

I’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often, but I’m well preserved.
Rose Kennedy

Better is old wine that new, and old friends likewise.
Charles Kingsley

Unfortunately, a lot of people taste with their pocketbooks.
Tim Mondavi

Wine has been a part of civilized life for some seven thousand years. It is the only beverage that feeds the body, soul and spirit of man and at the same time stimulates the mind…
Robert Mondavi

Wine is bottled poetry.
Robert Louis Stevenson

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
Samuel Johnson

In vino veritas-In wine there is truth.
Pliny the Elder

If wine tells truth, and so have said the wise,
It makes me laugh to think how brandy lies!
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Wine makes all sorts of creatures at the table.

If you enjoyed these wine quotes, then you’ll surely enjoy reading more from Kate Fiduccia’s The Quotable Wine Lover. The Quotable Wine Lover is a rich collection of more than 400 quotes that wittily explores the essence of the world’s oldest libation. From poets and writers to contemporary chefs, sommeliers, and celebrities, The Quotable Wine Lover includes wit and wisdom from: Brigitte Bardot, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert M. Parker, Dom Perignon and many more.

We invite you to drink some wine & unwind.
Create some quotes that come to mind.
Then share them with your kind, here at WineVine.

Wine Games for a Wine Tasting Party

Wine tasting parties are becoming more and more common these days as a great way for friends to get together, have fun and learn about wines. Usually each guest will bring a different bottle of wine to the party. Why not be the talk of the party and put your bottle of wine in a wooden contraption called a bottle puzzle? Start the wine tasting party off to figuring out how to get the bottle of wine out of the puzzle. Conversation and wine will flow, but only if you solve the puzzle!

Don't Break the Bottle Puzzle

If you’re planning on hosting a wine tasting party, you’ll need a theme. Select a varietal from a specific region or regions then invite guests to bring California Whites, California Reds, Italian Reds, European Reds, etc.

Our sales have covered many different wine tasting and wine trivia games over the years. Here are some of our most popular versions.

Wine Tasting Party Game

This wine tasting kit can accommodate a party of 36 wine lovers. It comes with 24 colorful wine bottle wraps and 36 wine glass stem tags as portrayed in the following photos.

Wine bottle wraps for blind tastingWine Glass Stem Tags

This Wine Tasting Game goes above and beyond other wine tasting game kits since it includes an aroma guide, tasting tips booklet and flavor guide.

Bouquet the Wine Game

900 questions are divided into 6 categories which are Area, Chateau/Producer, Spirits, Vocabulary, Fortified Wine and Grape in Bouquet The Wine Game.

Bouquet Wine Board Trivia Game

Sample questions from each category in the Bouquet Wine Board Game are:

AREA
Question
Do you find AC Pomerol in Spain?
Answer
No, it’s in Bordeaux, France

CHATEAU / PRODUCER
Question
A small Spanish district producing highly concentrated wines of Garnacha and Carinena is taking the world by storm. Name the district and the region.
Answer
Priorat DO in Catalonia.

SPIRITS
Question
Which is the most peaty / smoky whisky – Irish or Scotch?
Answer
Scotch

VOCABULARY
Question
Is a vintner a wine merchant or a person who grows grapes?
Answer
Both

FORTIFIED WINE
Question
How soon must a Port be bottled after having been declared as a Vintage Port?
Answer
Within 2-3 years.

GRAPE
Question
The Barolo, Barbaresco and Gattinara wines are all made from one grape variety. Which?
Answer
Nebbiolo

Winerd Board Game

Our next best seller, the Winerd Board Game, uses three bottles of red or white wine. This wine board game has 300 wine trivia questions and includes blind tastings for evaluations.

An example of a wine trivia question from this game is:

Question
When the cork is presented to you in a restaurant, you should:

  • Look at it and touch it
  • Bite it to determine the cork’s subtle flavors
  • Smell it

Answer
Look at it and touch it

You should do this to make sure that the cork is moist and not crumbly which could indicate improper storage and possible spoilage. If you choose to smell it, you will most likely only smell a wine scented cork unless there is a severe defect.

White Wine Playing Cards

A poker-sized card deck featuring 52 different white wine grapes. Each card describes a specific grape, outlining its origins and characteristics, along with a suggested dish to serve. Learn what grapes are included in popular blended wines—French Bordelais, or Chateauneuf du Pape; Spanish Riojas, and Italian Vino da Tavolas.