On May 30, 2024, under the shade of the UC Davis Arboretum’s 80-plus-year-old cork oak grove, a rarely seen exhibition of cork harvesting took place. This traditional practice, unfamiliar to most ...
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 ...
Tariffs Cork Portugal Workers peel of the bark of a cork tree in Rio Frio, Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) (Copyright 2025 The Associated ...
A worker atop a flatbed trailer catches slabs of bark thrown to him and recently peeled off a cork tree, in Rio Frio, Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) A worker atop a ...
In April 2005, I heard Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley’s opening hits of “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” for the first time. But nothing prepared me for the accompanying music video—a bizarre story of a ...
Fall Out Boy found the cure to growing older: celebrating the past in all its glory. In honor of their major label debut, From Under the Cork Tree, turning 20, the band will release an anniversary ...
RIO FRIO, Portugal (AP) — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily ...
It’s unclear if cork is unique or if other natural products will be exempt from U.S. tariffs in future trade agreements. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the White House didn’t immediately respond ...
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 ...