--- description: Order by the bottle at a restaurant title: 14 Simple Hacks Every Wine Drinker Should Know image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 14 Simple Hacks Every Wine Drinker Should Know by [Skye Gould and Megan Willett / Business Insider](/author/business-insider/) ## Skye Gould and Megan Willett / Business Insider Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2015 9:06 PM CUT by [Skye Gould and Megan Willett / Business Insider](/author/business-insider/) ## Skye Gould and Megan Willett / Business Insider Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2015 9:06 PM CUT There’s nothing better than unwinding after a long day with a tall glass of vino. But what if your white wine isn’t cold enough yet, your trusty corkscrew breaks, or you slop red wine down your favorite white button up? Never fear, because we rounded up the best tips that every oenophile should know. Keep scrolling to see our hacks.  Skye Gould—Business Insider _This_ [_article_](http://www.businessinsider.com/wine-drinking-hacks-2015-3 "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Business Insider_](http://www.businessinsider.com "undefined") _More from Business Insider:_ * [The 9 types of wine you should really be drinking](http://www.businessinsider.com/9-kinds-of-wine-youve-never-heard-of-2015-2 "undefined") * [What your taste in coffee says about your taste in wine](http://www.businessinsider.com/wine-reccomendations-based-on-coffee-2015-9 "undefined") * [15 of the best beers you can only get during Oktoberfest](http://www.businessinsider.com/beers-you-can-only-get-for-oktoberfest-2015-9 "undefined") * [Here are the destinations you absolutely have to visit in 2016](http://www.businessinsider.com/sc/top-travel-destinations-for-2016-2015-9 "undefined") * [Here’s what burgers look like at 16 Michelin-starred restaurants around the country](http://www.businessinsider.com/best-burgers-at-upscale-restaurants-2015-8 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4045428/wine-hacks-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4045428/wine-hacks-2/"},"headline":"14 Simple Hacks Every Wine Drinker Should Know","datePublished":"2015-09-22T21:06:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:42:21.359Z","description":"Order by the bottle at a restaurant","url":"https://time.com/4045428/wine-hacks-2/","keywords":["Living","Food & Drink","wine","advice","life hacks"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Skye Gould and Megan Willett / Business Insider"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4045428/wine-hacks-2/","name":"14 Simple Hacks Every Wine Drinker Should Know"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Should I Drink Red Wine?","description":"Cheers to your health! All five of our experts give red wine a purple-stained smile.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/JLVLyuEq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-12T14:14:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JLVLyuEq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4045428/wine-hacks-2/","duration":"PT1M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4045428/wine-hacks-2/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```