If you enjoy wine but you find yourself struggling with some of the most common problems like warm wine or broken corks, here are some essential wine hacks that you should know.

Wine ice cubes

Even if your wine is chilled, it will warm up in the glass unless it is consumed fairly quickly. This is not the way to really enjoy your wine but there is a great way of getting around this. When you serve a particular type of wine, you can open a bottle and make ice cubes with the same wine that you are serving. Now you can add wine ice cubes to your wine and you don’t have to worry about watering it down.

Strain a broken cork

It’s not uncommon for corks to break. It’s particularly easy to break a cork when it’s dry. The good news is that you don’t have to drink those small pieces of cork. Use a coffee filter to serve perfectly fine wine without those bits of cork.

Chill wine fast

If you forgot to chill your wine or if guests arrive unexpectedly, you can chill a bottle in just 20 minutes. This is one of the handiest wine hacks of all because it will keep your guests happy and you out of hot water! All you need to do is wet a paper towel and wrap it around your wine bottle. Place the bottle in the freezer for 20 minutes and you will be able to enjoy it right away.

Spruce up cheap wine

If you want your cheap wine to look and taste better, there are a few tricks you and use. From a flavour perspective, you should allow your wine to aerate. This means opening the bottle and letting the bottle stand open for at least an hour. From a visual point of view, you can add some berries to each glass. It will add colour and give each glass a more appealing look.

Frozen grapes

Much like frozen wine ice cubes, if you want to chill wine without watering it down, you can use frozen grapes. Make sure that you wash them and pat them dry before you freeze them. If they are wet, they can stick together and it can be very difficult to separate them.

With these handy wine hacks, you will be serving and enjoying wine like a pro! Not only are these tips easy, but they are practical too. You will find that these tips will come in handy several times each year. Even if you think that you have everything taken care of, these common problems can catch anyone by surprise. Which is why it’s good to keep such hacks up your sleeve.