Pop The Cork Wine Tastings

Name: Pop The Cork Wine Tastings
Address: Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417, US
Telephone: +12012453327

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Wine Educator 🍷 WSET Level 3 Wines Certified
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09/06/2026

This was our first time eating Calandra's Bakery & Restaurants We had been wanting to try it and saw that Tony Caggiano was playing. It was a gorgeous night to be outside too! The food was so good. We split everything since the portions were big. I got a wine flight (of course) which I enjoyed! It was just the perfect night!!

09/05/2026

This wine is called Escabeces 2022. The grape is known as Vermell or Xarel-lo. A beautiful copper color. The skin contact amplifies the color, flavor and tannins. Historians think the first orange wines were made in Georgia in Eastern Europe around 6,000BC. I think orange wines are so cool! Pair this wine with 🦐, ham, friend chicken and salmon.

09/03/2026

I have to study my wines from Australia! This Chardonnay was delicious! I am not a Chardonnay girl because I had too many oaky, buttery ones and they weren’t for me but the oak in this is subtle. I would have this with rich 🐠 like salmon or tuna, pork or 🐓!

09/01/2026

So happy I guessed the grape but I still need help with getting the region!! I just finished the rest of the bottle and it is so good! I rewatched Jimmy’s video and he mentioned that it is on the fine lees (dead yeast cells) for 6 months. Hence the “bready” notes I was getting. The chalkiness comes from the clay soil in Chablis. Just a delicious wine!!

08/30/2026

Thanks to Nancy Brennan Gudelski for these pictures of me “in action”! It’s very hard for me to remember to or to be able to take pictures while I’m doing a class! There were so many great questions about wine. Everyone was engaged! I think the Franciacorta was the favorite but I got a lot of requests for another tasting of the Catarratto from Sicily, the Viognier from Piedmont, the Nerello Mascalese from Sicily and the Brunello di Montalcino from Tuscany. I left Nan with 2 more bottles of each for the other 23 people coming to dinner. Reach out to me so I can do a party for you too!

08/29/2026

I am so glad that I bought this kit because I struggle with blind tastings. I get in my head and question what I am smelling and tasting instead of just trusting myself! I forgot to give the name of the wine - it is Pewsey Vale Dry Riesling 2024 from Eden Valley, South Australia. It was delicious! Apparently I need to drink more Rieslings from 🇦🇺! 😳😋🤣

08/27/2026

Wow! What a great party I did last night in LBI! My friend was having a family reunion and she asked me to do a wine tasting for 17! Because 23 more people were coming for dinner - Italian food was being served - I decided to do all Italian wines. I poured the following:
1. Ca’ Del Bosco Franciacorta Extra Brut from Lombardy.
2. Maugeri Catarratto from Sicily. 3. Abbona Langhe Cinerino Bianco from Piedmont. 100% Viognier. 4. Tenuta delle Terre Nere Calderara Sottana Rosso. 100% Nerello Mascalese from Sicily. 5. Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello di Montalcino from Tuscany. All of the wines for a hit but the one that no one had had before was the Franciacorta. It was perfect with the appetizers that were served during my class. I bought the wines Carlo Russo’s Wine & Spirit World Chuck was so helpful in helping me pick delicious wines that would be a crowd pleaser! I was told I was “5 for 5”! Reach out to me so I can do a wine tasting party for you too!

08/25/2026

I am SO excited to be doing a wine tasting party for 17 people for my friend’s family reunion! She is serving Italian food to another 23 people after the tasting so I am bringing A LOT of wine! I will be teaching about and pouring 5 delicious Italian wines!! She warned me that there might be some wine enthusiasts in the crowd who know a lot about wine so I am pouring 3 wines that may be unfamiliar to them! I will let you know if I stump them and teach them something new! I ❤️ a challenge and a fun crowd!!!

08/23/2026

So it didn’t take long for me to try one of my wines from SocialSomm | Creator-Led Wine Clubs and William Ferguson Wine We have started going to a new (for us) BYOB - Positano in Wayne, NJ. We always split an appetizer, a main dish and a bottle of wine. We love their grilled eggplant with mozzarella and roasted peppers. Their chicken Milanese with burrata (I’m going to look like 🧀 😳🤣) and a side of angel hair with marinara sauce was delicious! The wine was Ca’ del Baio Paolina Barbera d’Alba 2024 from Piemonte, 🇮🇹 The winery is managed by 3 sisters and their parents. They use sustainable farming. I got notes of 🍒, raspberry, blackberry, a little earthiness, and some minerality. It was delicious!!! Look for more posts on the other 3 wines that came in my August shipment! 🚚

08/14/2026

So I started following AMANDA YOA a few months ago and I think she’s really funny. She was playing down in Wildwod, NJ. I grew up, and my Dad still lives, about an hour away in South Jersey. He agreed to meet me and we had a great brunch Copper Dog Wildwood not far from The Vibes Hotel where we were staying. He 💕 the Basque Cheesecake so apparently I need to learn how to make one for the holidays. 😳😋We tried to walk the boardwalk but it was too hot, but he did win me a prize. We had a great dinner Pasta Pesto before the show! Amanda’s show was great!!! For breakfast we went to Pink Cadillac Diner because of the 50’s theme but it had really good food too! I am so happy I get to spend a lot of time with my Dad! He’s awesome!

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Franklin Lakes, NJ
07417

Telephone

+12012453327

Website

http://popthecorkwinetastings.com/

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