Cork material?

Question

Cork is ussualy use to seal bottle content

Nowadays in non beer drinking countries traditional cork are replace with plastic cork ,so it is difficult to find traditional cork anymore though sometimes is needed.

What is cork made from ? ,can i make it myself (homemade ,just for personal need ?)

Answer 1

Cork.

Answer 2

cork is the thick outer bark from a type of oak tree. It is grown primarily in Portugal.  There is a shortage of good cork.  The new seals for wine bottles are actually superior for any wine that is not cellared for long term consumption.

Answer 3

Cork is the natural bark of a type of oak tree.

There is no shortage of cork.

Screwcaps are better to close wines, plastic corks are to be avoided.