cork oak
Wine seal source
A cork oak is a Mediterranean evergreen tree whose thick, spongy bark is harvested to produce cork.
The bark can be stripped every nine to twelve years without killing the tree, making it a sustainable source of material for wine stoppers, flooring, and insulation.
Portugal and Spain contain the largest cork oak forests and dominate global cork production.
Of Spain and Portugal
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- dehesaIberian oak-grazed parkland
- maquisMediterranean coastal scrub
scrubland · olive groves · endemic · habitat · landscape · biodiversity · ecosystem · conservation
Evergreen oak producing cork
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- acornCapped seed from oaks
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
sapling · trunk · branches · foliage · arboriculture · silviculture · forestry · woodland
Secondary protective plant tissue
- harvestGathering mature crops
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- plankFlat timber piece
- outer layerOutermost covering surface
protective · cortex · regeneration · thickness · renewable · insulation · tannin · corkboard
Capable of restoration
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- ecofriendlyNot harmful to nature
- recyclableCapable of being remade
- carbon sequestrationRemoving and storing atmospheric CO2
green · environmental · natural resource · stewardship · regenerative · low-impact · circular economy · conservation
Iberian
Of Spain and Portugal
maquis · scrubland · olive groves · endemic · habitat · landscape · biodiversity · ecosystem · conservation · North Africa
Quercus suber
Evergreen oak producing cork
hardwood · sapling · trunk · branches · foliage · arboriculture · silviculture · forestry · woodland · timberland
periderm
Secondary protective plant tissue
outer layer · protective · cortex · regeneration · thickness · renewable · insulation · tannin · corkboard · expansion
renewable
Capable of restoration
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- ecofriendlyNot harmful to nature
- recyclableCapable of being remade
carbon sequestration · green · environmental · natural resource · stewardship · regenerative · low-impact · circular economy · conservation
stopper
Closure for an opening
closure · vintner · oenology · sommelier · aging · vintage · barrel · decant · seal · airtight
- European farmingdairy farming, dairy farms, sheep farming, olive groves, wheat fields
- European treesbeech, birch, elm, ash, hazel
- oak forestacorns, canopy, understory, forest floor, sapling
- oaksQuercus suber
- Cork ForestsQuercus suber, dehesa, Portugal, Spain, sustainable forestry
- fire-adapted plantsfireweed, banksia, protea, lodgepole pine, jack pine