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"

Every year, the cork harvest is in full swing in the summer months. No tree is cut down or even hurt or damaged. Each tree is harvested every nine years through a six-stage process: opening, division, separation, extraction, removal, and marking. This is how we get the best cork for cork stoppers. And for the cork oak tree, this is how each end is a new beginning.🌳 | "100% Cork"