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That cork from your wine bottle might come from Cal Poly. Here’s a look at how it’s harvested

Ever seen where corks for wine bottles come from? Neither had plenty of attendees at a Cal Poly event Tuesday, until a team from Portugal hacked off a slab of cork from a tree at the San Luis Obispo ...
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Cal Poly hosts rare cork harvesting event

On Tuesday, Cal Poly students participated in an event that hasn’t occurred in over 30 years – harvesting the university’s cork oak trees. Cork Supply from Benecia, California was at Cal Poly to offer ...
Davis Enterprise

Old World pros demonstrate cork-harvesting prowess

Jun 18, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Updated Jun 24, 2024 0 Two UC Davis cork trees experienced a rare demonstration in the Arboretum on May 30 as a team from Portugal whacked away at their bark, marking the ...
Daily Journal

The cork in your wine bottle is one of very few products that dodged Trump’s tariffs

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 world ...
Forbes

How Portugal’s Cork Forests Became A Billion-Dollar Eco Marvel

At dawn in the Alentejo, the fields glow gold and the air hums with cicadas. Men with axes move through the cork oaks, slicing into the bark with surgical precision. The first strike is quiet, ...
Yahoo

Portugal’s cork forests are major carbon sinks - but they face threats from climate change

Portugal is the world’s leading producer of cork. In 2023, cork exports achieved a record value of €1.2 billion, 75 percent of which came from cork stoppers, according to APCOR, the Portuguese ...
Panda

Preserving Portugal’s cork heritage for the next generation

This summer António Ferreira is harvesting the cork trees of his grandparents under a hot Iberian sun. Taking a break from the labour-intensive activity to survey his farm, which has been in his ...