Natural wine corks are made by punching cylinders from the spongy bark of cork oak trees. After harvesting, the bark is dried, cut, cleaned and graded before being turned into corks. Different wines use different types of cork depending on style, cost and how the wine is meant to be enjoyed. 🎥 Portuliège #wineeducation #winelovers #sommelier #winecork | WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust)

Top winemakers around the world choose natural cork. Why? Cork has unique properties that are ideal for wine. One of the most essential properties is the oxygen contained within the cellular structure of the cork. After bottling, a cork stopper gradually releases just the right amount of oxygen from its cells into the bottle, helping young wine age gracefully. | "100% Cork"

"Do your wine bottles use natural cork? Mine does! Here’s why yours should too. ⁣ Natural cork is an environmental superstar. It’s made from the bark of the cork oak tree, an evergreen oak tree predominantly found in Portugal. ⁣And they don’t have to chop the tree down to get the cork. Cork is harvested skillfully by hand simply by removing the bark from the tree. This is done every nine years over the tree’s 200 year lifespan. The bark grows back and the tree is never harmed, making it a regene