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[murphy]

This is why I drink beer and not wine!

http://www.wimp.com/corkharvested/

[dayne66]

I worked in Portugal a few years ago and saw hundreds of cork trees...and semi-loads of it going to the 'mills'. Supposivley there is a world -wide shortage of cork and even some of the high-end wine makers are using synthetic 'corks'.  Funny, though, I don't feel guilty for having cork floors behind the bar and in the billiards room.

[Wild Card]

Why does that video keep you from drinking wine?!  Are you opposed to shirtless men with axes preparing your drinks?   

[KKM]

Amazing the trees can recover from the harvest.

[Chains]

Really cool thanks, made me pop a cork after I watched it   

[Twolanerider]

The things we suddenly find ourselves curious about.  Ok, just learned:

A cork oak tree usually is harvested the first time when it's about 25 years old.  It can then be re-harvested approximatley every 12 years and commonly supplies about 12 harvests in its lifetime.  And, even though you can't help but think, "there's got to be a machine...."; there isn't.  All done by hand.

Now where did my beer go....

[harleyteam]

I worked in Portugal a few years ago and saw hundreds of cork trees...and semi-loads of it going to the 'mills'. Supposivley there is a world -wide shortage of cork and even some of the high-end wine makers are using synthetic 'corks'.  Funny, though, I don't feel guilty for having cork floors behind the bar and in the billiards room.

I'm tryin to make a cork floor in my den, one bottle at a time.  takin frickin forever, HIC  ,  but I'm havin lots of fun.

[Grizzly]

Speaking of harvesting corks,
thought you may be interested in learning how they soak corks...



 

[dayne66]

Speaking of harvesting corks,
thought you may be interested in learning how they soak corks...

That would make them cork soakers?