The cork industry – where nothing gets wasted
Cork itself is one of the most environmentally friendly materials on the planet – it is made by removing the…
Read more
Natural wine corks vs. screwcaps for decent wine
John Gilman writes the highly regarded wine newsletter View from the Cellar and it was great to hear the bile…
Buy cork direct from Portugal
Something like 70% of the world’s cork comes from Portugal and given the worldwide connectivity that the internet gives us…
Screw cap threat drives cork innovation
Five to ten years ago there were various people declaring that the cork industry would be largely consigned to history…
Cork stoppers continue to take market share from synthetic alternatives
10 years ago, things didn’t look that great for the cork stoppers industry, with strong growth in sales of plastic…
Cork industry shows signs of recovery
10 years ago Portugal was exporting a billion euros worth of cork products a year, but exports slumped mainly because…