This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Cork grows as a thick protective layer of outer bark, much thicker in ...

Why are wine bottles tall and narrow? That distinctive shape contributes to the happy marriage between cork and a bottle made tall enough to lie on its side so the wine can “breathe” through the cork ...

The cork wine stopper is synonymous with preservation – not only of the wine in the bottle, but of a way of life for cork farmers and the natural ecosystem of the forest. The process has been the same ...

Cork, the humble material used for centuries to seal bottles, is a unique product not only for the way it's grown, but also for the plethora of inventive uses people have found for it — which go far ...

Four months after deadly fires ripped through Portuguese forests and villages, Prime Minister Antonio Costa picked up a spade and planted a cork oak tree. The move was aimed at offering hope to ...

The tallest cork oak in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records; the tree may be over 400 years old, in Reynès, France, August 1, 2025. GEORGES BARTOLI / DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE What does ...

KCRA 3’S JASON MARKS SHOWS US HOW. THINGS ARE ALWAYS MOVING INSIDE THIS FACILITY IN BENICIA. LIKE WILLY WONKA’S FACTORY, THERE’S NO CANDY HERE BEING MADE, BUT FOR ADULTS, IT’S SOMETHING JUST AS SWEET.