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 oak, Quercus suber, is an evergreen oak native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. This oak is known for its bark, ...

Who would think climate change could influence the wine we drink? Beyond enjoying a glass during a discussion on the topic, climate change and wine are not often subjects that go hand in hand. But ...

Some things are so small that recycling them doesn't seem like a big deal. Take wine bottle corks. They are very small and biodegradable. Why not just throw them in the trash? It takes the Cork Oak ...

By Tom Marquardt And Patrick Darr A few years back, we were commiserating with a winemaker about the heartbreak of aging an ...

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 ...

RIO FRIO, Portugal — (AP) — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they're popping aren't subject to tariffs. The cork carve-out was vital for Portugal. The European country is the ...

No one is completely sure who first came up with the idea for cork wine stoppers, though legend holds that it was the 17th-century monk Dom Pérignon. Perhaps he does deserve the credit; perhaps some ...