We keep a wine bottle in the refrigerator; my mom adds white wine to some dishes she cooks. The problem I have is the cork. The corkscrew pokes slightly out of the end of the cork, and when I put the bottle back in the refrigerator–on its side because the shelf isn’t high enough–wine will leak out. How do I stop up the cork?
Stop buying a full bottle for cooking and start buying 4-packs of decent white wine in smaller bottles that close with a screw cap.
Duct tape.
I don’t think our store (Ralphs) carries that…
You can easily find one that does, they’re not particularly difficult to find. Any reasonable liquor store will have them.
Or, buy a box of wine. It will keep for a few weeks because no air gets into the bag.
Or, buy a wine bottle vacuum stopper and continue using bottles. This will keep a bottle of white in the fridge for about a week for drinking, 2-3 weeks for cooking.
It will keep for longer than that if the wine is kept in a cool place. It’s a great tool.
Freeze the wine in an ice cube tray. When you need a spot of wine for a recipe just pop out a cube.
I try to stay away from the mini bottles since there are better wines in the same price range, but they sure are convenient for varieties I don’t drink often.
Instead, I second the vacuum stopper or other replacement cork. These are the ones we use and never have leaks.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005N0WCE4/ref=s9_top_hd_bw_bjuuaR_g79_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=14SG0H8JVJCQXPQ99Z45&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=2223015462&pf_rd_i=678499011
Also, lots of decent wines have screw tops now, which is even easier.