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 ...

I admit I’ve never given much thought to cork. Turns out, you harvest cork from an oak tree, and the process is kind of like shearing sheep. You remove the cork (bark), and over time the bark grows ...

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 ...