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 ...

Cork is obtained by stripping the bark of cork oak trees every nine years in a careful process that allows the tree to regenerate and grow - Copyright GETTY IMAGES ...

Portugal is the world’s leading producer of cork. In 2023, cork exports achieved a record value of €1.2 billion, 75 percent of which came from cork stoppers, according to APCOR, the Portuguese ...

Natural wine corks are compostable after removing any metal foil and other materials. To speed up the decomposition process, the corks should be chopped up. Corks are brown composting material; add ...