Good news for those of us who have already begun preparing for the festive season – uncorking a bottle of wine revives the spirits while protecting some of the world’s rarest forests. 

Ancient trees that provide 15 billion corks a year and are home to some of the world’s rarest creatures including black storks and the Iberian lynx, could soon be destroyed by a single enemy – the metal screw-top cap.  Sometimes the simplest choices we make in our everyday lives can have a huge impact on the natural world. 

And be honest, how can a scrawny screw-top cap ever match the soft pop of real cork?

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