Comments on: Charlie Palmer Pigs & Pinot – Customer Service EPIC FAIL

By: Bif

Bif — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:55:25 +0000

It very well could have sold out in under a minute. Top chef winner Stephanie izard 200 person wandering dinners sell out in 30-45 seconds, and the sell time is not predetermined like p&p but announced randomly over twitter.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:42:40 +0000

mmmmmmm…..bacon ice cream

By: stefen

stefen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:21:16 +0000

but will you be serving bacon ice cream?

By: El Jefe

El Jefe — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:25:22 +0000

No Pinot here, but if this sort of thing is so popular we may have to consider a Goats and Grenache event…

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:16:00 +0000

I’m thinking a “Pinot & Pigs” Potluck at my winery a block away from the Dry Creek Kitchen, would be in order. We have a large parking lot, where we could BBQ right out front outside as necessary, and I have tenting, pool table, large kitchen, tables, chairs etc to seat 50+ …

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:18:38 +0000

Wow! That is the biggest crock of shit I have heard in awhile. What they should do is get all the comp tickets given and pass them on to the people who are outside the stone wall of the exclusive. Aren’t events like this supposed to increase the awareness of the consumer. It is sad when the exclusive get and the common doesn’t even have a chance. It would be an interesting survey of attendees to find out where they got “their” tickets? Sorry for the heart breaker. certainly won’t be inviting Charlie to the next OMW!

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:20:57 +0000

I found your blog a few weeks ago, check it everyday hoping for a new post (love the uber wine reviews.) It’s sad that the first new post since I’ve been reading has to be about Pigs & Pinot.

My wife stressed and struggled and scored tickets for the event much like your wife did. We then also booked accommodations for the Zen Suite at The Gaige House in Glen Ellen for that weekend. The weekend of the event is our anniversary and we were going to treat ourselves. Sadly we also received the same email you did. I’m upset but also somewhat relieved that they won’t be getting our money this year or next.
Their way of making it up to people by allowing pre-purchase for next year seemed classless. The event was overpriced to begin with ($270 a couple for Friday only to taste wine and have some hors dâ€™ oeuvres for 3hrs.) Judging by the popularity it probably would have been filled with Top Chef fanatics and not true oenophiles and food lovers (for the record I like watching Top Chef too).

We will keep our reservation at the Gaige House (highly recommended by the way) and instead spend that $270 on wine from our fav wineries in the area which we will re-visit as well as some great meals at Fig Cafe, Glen Ellen Inn and Saffron. I think we will avoid downtown Healdsburg on this trip.

Oh well, at least we will be attending ZAP tasting…thank you http://wblakegray.blogspot.com/

Love the blog, can’t wait for the next educational and entertaining uber wine review.

By: Liat

Liat — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:34:29 +0000

I also received this email and when I got a response, they only offered me a $100 credit to stay at the hotels, as if that were to make everything okay. Really horrible way to run an event let alone a ticketing process.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:28:01 +0000

Hey, I was standing in the Hotel lobby at Noon trying to by my tickets, and was told “Sorry, No Tickets…