Imvelaphi nomlando wesikhumba se-Cork ne-Cork

I-Cork ibilokhu isetshenziswa iminyaka engaphezu kuka-5,000 njengendlela yokuvala izitsha. I-amphora, eyatholakala e-Efesu futhi eyaqala ngekhulu lokuqala BCE, yayivalwe kahle ngesivalo se-cork kangangokuthi yayisenewayini. AmaGreki asendulo ayeyisebenzisa ukwenza izimbadada kanti amaShayina namaBabiloni asendulo ayeyisebenzisa ekudobeni. IPortugal yadlulisa imithetho yokuvikela amahlathi ayo e-cork kudala ngo-1209 kodwa kwaze kwaba yi-18^thkusukela ngekhulu leminyaka lapho ukukhiqizwa kwe-cork kwaqala khona ngezinga elikhulu lezentengiselwano. Ukwanda kwemboni yewayini kusukela manje kuqhubeke kwaqhubeka nesidingo sezinto zokuvimba i-cork ezaqhubeka kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwawo-20.^thikhulu leminyaka. Abakhiqizi bewayini base-Australia, bengajabule ngobuningi bewayini 'eligoqiwe' ababebhekene nalo futhi besola ukuthi babenikwa i-cork esezingeni eliphansi ngomzamo wangamabomu wokunciphisa ukungena kwewayini le-New World, baqala ukusebenzisa ama-cork okwenziwa kanye nama-screw cap. Ngo-2010 iningi lezindawo zokwenza iwayini eNew Zealand nase-Australia lase lishintshele kuma-screw cap futhi ngenxa yokuthi la ma-cap ashibhile kakhulu ukuwakhiqiza, izindawo eziningi zokwenza iwayini eYurophu naseMelika zalandela okufanayo. Umphumela waba ukwehla okukhulu kwesidingo se-cork kanye nokulahlekelwa okungenzeka kwezinkulungwane zamahektha ehlathi le-cork. Ngenhlanhla, izinto ezimbili zenzeka ukuze kuncishiswe lesi simo. Esinye kwaba isidingo esisha sama-cork ewayini angempela ngabathengi kanti esinye kwaba ukuthuthukiswa kwesikhumba se-cork njengendlela engcono kakhulu ye-vegan esikhundleni sesikhumba.

Ukubukeka kanye nokusebenza kahle

Isikhumba se-Corkithambile, iyaguquguquka futhi ilula. Ukuqina kwayo kusho ukuthi igcina isimo sayo kanye nesakhiwo sayo samaseli ezinyosi kuyenza imelane namanzi, imelane nomlilo futhi ingabi namagciwane. Ayimunci uthuli futhi ingasulwa ngensipho namanzi. I-Cork imelana nokuklwebheka futhi ngeke ibole. Isikhumba se-Cork siqinile futhi sihlala isikhathi eside ngokumangalisayo. Ingabe siqinile futhi sihlala isikhathi eside njengesikhumba esigcwele okusanhlamvu? Cha, kodwa-ke ungase ungadingi ukuba sibe njalo.

Ukukhanga kwesikhumba esiphelele sekhwalithi enhle ukuthi ukubukeka kwaso kuzothuthuka njengoba sikhula futhi sizohlala impilo yonke. Ngokungafani nesikhumba se-cork, isikhumba siyangena emanzini, sizomunca umswakama, iphunga kanye nothuli futhi kuzodingeka sishintshelwe amafutha aso emvelo ngezikhathi ezithile.