Pop and pause: The classic pattern for working a popping cork. This strange-looking rig, with a foam float sliding on a steel wire, isn't glamorous but it is effective. Jerking the rod tip causes the ...

The last two weeks’ articles have touched on how extremely focused Belton Lake’s gamefish are right now on pursuing and consuming the small, young-of the-year shad which are so abundant following this ...

Many people celebrate a variety of festive occasions—weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day or the holidays—with champagne or other alcoholic or nonalcoholic sparkling beverages. A champagne cork ...

In the wine world, one’s ability to open a bottle of sparkling wine without a sound is a testament to their craft. The quieter the hiss, the better. For everyone else, though, that signature Champagne ...

Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. In the wine world, one’s ability to open a bottle of sparkling wine without a sound is ...