by Admin | Apr 26, 2024 | General
Picture: Ken Browne/CGTN Many UK wine drinkers may be surprised to hear that cork is still the most widely used stopper for wine and that demand is increasing with over 40 million corks being produced in Portugal every day. Australia is a country which has long...
by Admin | Apr 3, 2024 | General
Main image: Smoke rises from cork being boiled at the factory. (Jose Sarmento Matos for The Washington Post). Cork is a natural material known since Antiquity (Phoenicians and Greeks), mainly as a floating material as well as a sealant for bottles and jars. However,...