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104 - Wine Country |
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Cork |
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Money isn't the only thing that grows on trees. So do corks, on
the cork oak to be specific. Found in Europe's wine-growing region
along the Mediterranean, cork oaks are stripped of their bark every
eight years or so. The bark is rugged, thick and spongy, pale grey
or brown. Oddly enough this bark actually protects the tree in the
event of a forest fire. Corks are made of this bark, enough for
hundreds of thousands of local bottles of wine per year.
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