Seen recently on a social web site. Data unconfirmed so read it and draw your own conclusions or do some research.
“How much difference does choosing natural cork really make? Each bottle finished with cork reduces your carbon footprint by about the same amount as NOT driving a quarter of a mile. Sounds small, but consider that California wineries shipped more than 2 BILLION bottles to the U.S. market in 2009. It adds up — to the equivalent of about 1,100 round trips to the moon.”
* One mature oak tree will produce around 4,000 corks during each harvest
* The cork oak is the only tree we know that doesn’t take damage when stripped of the bark
* Trees are stripped every nine years