We keep them but are building up a lot. Currently store them in a large frog jar (long story) and a couple of ziploc bags. Older corks - from like 8-10 years ago- have been made into trivets and bulletin boards (some of these have cringingly mass market labels). When we finally create a wine room we’d like to use them for part of the wall of a cellar.
Have saved a bunch that are ‘interesting’ in that they aren’t just a generic or unlabeled cork. I’ve got a couple big Ikea glass vases that they go into. However, there are too many, I don’t have any grand plans for a better way to display. At some point I’ll need to get rid of a bunch. Good to know that they can be recycled…
Same. I have a couple huge glass vessels that look like an enormous brandy snifter that I toss them into. A few years ago, I had a dogsitter who was a crafter and asked if she could have some; I told her to take as many as she liked and she emptied one of the containers. So I have been filling it back up again lol.
I save mine. I want to eventually mount them all in a (likely custom) picture frame with labels facing out as a reminder to all the great wines/ wineries we’ve enjoyed over the years.
First, I put special ones along the back splash of the kitchen counter. Then my wife made a couple Christmas wreaths. Now, I put them in a basket and when it is full, I use them for fireplace kindling.
I have an oak barrel that is full of corks but I recently bought this from Wine Enthusiast and I like this better because it has more visible surface area and it works as an end table.
A friend of mine has an idea-he’s collecting all of his corks and when he has enough he is going to attach/glue them to ceiling above his bar. The area is not terribly big-maybe 8’ x 4’ but it is going to take a lot of corks-but I think it will look pretty good when it is done.
First post but signed in to contribute and share what we’ve done with our corks. After a few years of keeping corks in bowls/vases, we put our corks in hollow base lamps from Target. The smaller one is new; my plan is to use it specifically for champagne corks (plus have an excuse for drinking more bubbles).
I think I need a better long term plan beyond buying more lamps.