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 ...

U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily grown and harvested in the ...

On May 30, 2024, under the shade of the UC Davis Arboretum’s 80-plus-year-old cork oak grove, a rarely seen exhibition of cork harvesting took place. This traditional practice, unfamiliar to most ...

Ever seen where corks for wine bottles come from? Neither had plenty of attendees at a Cal Poly event Tuesday, until a team from Portugal hacked off a slab of cork from a tree at the San Luis Obispo ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...