If you love wine or have a collection of corks from days gone by, you don't have to leave them in a drawer or a memory box. In fact, there are many ways to repurpose wine corks around the house.

For wine aficionados, emptying all those bottles ... the tapestry of colors that's inherently available in a collection of used corks. Perhaps use the darker ones on the bottom for an ombre ...

"It's one of the most sustainable and most concerned areas of wine production and viticulture of anywhere in the world I can think of," said Carlos de Jesus, a spokesperson with Cork Collective.

D.C.’s Cork Wine Bar, a pioneer in demystifying the wine buying experience for consumers when it opened its original location in Logan Circle 17 years ago, will open its third wine bar and ...